Overview
- Imaging confirmed a lower‑leg fracture for goalkeeper Kevin Mier, with treatment still under evaluation and reported recovery windows ranging from roughly 6–10 weeks to several months.
- Referee Fernando Hernández kept a yellow card for Adalberto Carrasquilla after a VAR review, a call that drew sharp criticism and public demands to release the VAR audio.
- Cruz Azul says it will submit medical evidence to the disciplinary commission to request Carrasquilla’s inhabilitación for the period Mier is unavailable.
- Carrasquilla apologized and denied intent to injure, while reports detail escalating online harassment against him, including death threats and an alleged leak of his home address.
- Pumas forward JJ Macías sustained a left knee injury initially assessed as damage to the medial collateral ligament and is expected to miss the rest of the tournament pending final studies.