Tigres tied it up early in the second half, capitalizing on an unnecessary foul. Javier Aquino took down Lainez, setting up a free kick from well outside the box, but Juan Brunetta swung in a cross that found Edgar Lopez’s head and then the back of the net. Lopez had replaced Gignac at halftime and scored on his first touch.

Son Heung-min watched LAFC's Leagues Cup victory over Tigres ahead of his formal introduction on Wednesday as a new Los Angeles FC player in a record-breaking transfer for the MLS.

“He was like a demigod stepping down and meeting us right here,” recalled Lee, who was there and “tried to give him a big hug.” But coming to play for the local club will make Son “one of the most famous people in L.A.,” Lee said; he’ll be a rockstar with only a few parallels.