Overview
- Chivas won 1-0 at Pachuca on an Armando ‘Hormiga’ González strike, reaching 26 points in sixth place as the forward moved into a three-way lead in the scoring race with 11 goals.
- Referee Adonai Escobedo downgraded a first-half red card to Pachuca’s Luis Quiñones to yellow after VAR, then sent off Chivas’ Luis Romo on review, with ex-referee Fernando Guerrero criticizing a non-reviewed penalty shout for Guadalajara.
- Pumas closed their home slate by beating Tijuana 4-1 with goals from José Juan Macías, Álvaro Angulo, Rodrigo López and Rubén Duarte, lifting UNAM into the provisional 10th spot and keeping Play-In hopes alive.
- Five clubs have already secured direct Liguilla berths: Cruz Azul, Toluca, América, Tigres and Monterrey, while Juárez, Pachuca, Tijuana and Pumas currently occupy the Play-In positions.
- The final Jornada 17 will decide seeding and the contested 10th place, with Pumas at Cruz Azul, Chivas hosting Monterrey, Juárez facing Querétaro and Santos hosting Pachuca as Santos, Atlas, Querétaro, Atlético San Luis and Necaxa chase UNAM by one to two points.