Overview
- Toluca beat América 2-0 at the Nemesio Diez, with Paulinho scoring before Helinho converted a penalty, after an earlier Paulinho strike was annulled by VAR for offside.
- The victory lifted Toluca to 37 points at the top of the table, and Paulinho was reported as the league’s scoring champion.
- América finished fourth on 34 points and will face Monterrey in the quarterfinals, with the series scheduled after the FIFA window and set to conclude in Mexico City.
- Tigres defeated Atlético San Luis 3-1 to reach 36 points and had led provisionally earlier in the night, while Chivas downed Monterrey 4-2 to secure sixth as Javier Hernández scored late.
- Videos showed a violent confrontation outside América’s Toluca hotel during a pre-match serenade, with injured fans and hotel staff sheltering supporters, and no official injury count released.