Tigres beats Santos 3-2 to reach final

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) - Brazilian striker Itamar Batista scored in the 82nd minute to give Tigres UANL a 3-2 win over Santos Laguna in the Superliga semifinals Wednesday.

Tigres will meet Chicago in the Aug. 5 final of the North American club tournament after the U.S. team beat New England 2-1 in the other semifinal.

Tigres dominated its Mexican Primera Division rival from the opening stages of what was an entertaining, wide-open game.

Jesus Molina rose above the defense and headed a corner past Santos goalie Oswaldo Sanchez in the second minute.

Lucas Lobos' cross caught Jose Francisco Fonseca in full stride and he easily beat Sanchez to make it to 2-0 in the 18th minute.

Santos' Carlos Quintero headed home a cross from Jorge Estrada in the 26th minute.

Batista made a solo run before launching a shot between Sanchez's legs and into the goal.

Francisco Torres' header for Santos Laguna during stoppage time closed it to 3-2.

Tigres star Argentinian midfielder Lobos earned his second yellow card in the 69th minute and will miss the Superliga final.