Overview
- Medical reports confirm a lower-leg fracture for goalkeeper Kevin Mier, with outlets citing tibia or fibula and an estimated 6–10 week recovery that rules him out of the postseason.
- Referee Fernando Hernández issued only a caution for Carrasquilla’s late slide and kept the decision after a video review, drawing sharp criticism from Cruz Azul and pundits.
- Cruz Azul plans to submit medical evidence to the disciplinary commission seeking Carrasquilla’s inhabilitation for the period Mier is sidelined.
- Adalberto Carrasquilla apologized publicly and said there was no intent to injure, while Pumas coach Efraín Juárez defended his player and dismissed calls to bar him.
- Andrés Gudiño is expected to start in goal for Cruz Azul during the Liguilla, replacing Mier for the quarterfinals.