Overview

• The Cruz Azul defender was sent off around the 17th minute of Pachuca vs Cruz Azul in Jornada 8 after a tackle deemed excessive force on Jhonder Cádiz.
• The decision was issued on the field without an initial VAR review, and a subsequent silent check reportedly confirmed the severity of the challenge.
• Referee Joaquín Alberto Vizcarra Armenta made the dismissal, which outlets noted was his second straight match issuing a red card.
• Cruz Azul played with 10 men for the majority of the match following the early sending-off.
• This was Orozco Chiquete’s second expulsion of the Apertura 2025 after a prior red in Jornada 4 against Atlético de San Luis, and he could face a one- or two-match ban pending the official ruling.