Tigres UANL remain confident of securing a first Copa Libertadores title as the first leg of the final against River Plate looms, despite heading into the clash on the back of a season-opening defeat in domestic competition.
No Mexican club has ever won the Copa - only Guadalajara (2010) and Cruz Azul (2001) have previously reached the final - and Tigres midfielder Edgar Lugo has urged his team-mates to "make history" against River.
Tigres will first have to bounce back from Saturday's 1-0 Liga MX loss at home to Toluca, although that game saw coach Ricardo Ferretti rest the likes of Andre-Pierre Gignac, Rafael Sobis, Egidio Arevalo and Javier Aquino.
"It's a very important tournament, so in that respect we are about to achieve something great in our football career," Lugo said in the lead-up to Wednesday's home leg at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo Leon.
"Not only for me but for many colleagues, we hope to transcend, to make history and to get something important our lives."
Marcelo Gallardo's side overcame Paraguay's Guarani 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Gallardo warned River that they cannot afford any mistakes if they are to win their club's third South American championship.
"It will be a game of 180 minutes," he said, referring to the two legs.
"The concentration has to be high to manage anxiety and nerves, along with the confidence [we have gathered along the way]."
