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Deportivo Toluca of Mexico beat Costa Ricans Alajuelense 3-0 on aggregate in the CONCACAF Champions League semi-final after a 2-0 victory in the second leg at the Nemesio Díez Stadium on Tuesday. The second-placed Liga Mexico side will now face league leaders in the CONCACAF Champions League final on Thursday.

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Deportivo Toluca of Mexico went into this CONCACAF Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday holding a slender 1-0 advantage over Alajuelense.

The Costa Ricans set about securing a vital away goal and the club's top scorer Jerry Palacios forced a good save from Alfredo Talavera, who was hurt in the process.

The Mexico 'keeper showed the reactions of a jaguar to claw the ball off the line.

Talavera was powerless to stop right winger Luis Valle's volley... but the post came to his rescue.

Alajuelense right-back Kevin Sancho squandered possession and Carlos Esquivel made him pay to put Toluca 2-0 ahead on aggregate.

The Mexico striker dropped a shoulder past 34-year-old Paraguay international Paulo da Silva before skewing the ball home.

The city's name refers to a nearby volcano. When Juan Salgueiro sealed their spot in tomorrow's final and Alajuelense's Jonathan McDonald was later sent off for violent conduct, the stadium exploded.