Lucas Passerini and Jonathan Rodriguez each scored in second-half stoppage time to earn Cruz Azul a dramatic 2-1 victory at Portmore United in the first leg of their 2020 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round-of-16 tie on Tuesday night at Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Jamaican hosts looked to set to collect a first-ever win for a Jamaican club against Mexican opposition in the SCCL, but Passerini and Rodriguez had other ideas and scored in the waning minutes for the win.

Portmore United GK Kemar Foster was tested early, first denying Pablo Ceppelini and then another effort from Alex Castro, the latter seeing his follow-up hit the crossbar.

Portmore United posed danger themselves and stunned the visiting Mexicans by taking the lead in the 75’ when Rondee Smith lofted in a shot over Cruz Azul GK Sebastian Jurado for a 1-0 lead.

But Cruz Azul would rally late, starting with Passerini’s shot that deflected off a Portmore United defender and spun into the goal in the 90+5’ to even the score 1-1.

Rodriguez then won it in the 90+8’ by firing in a loose ball for the dramatic 2-1 triumph.