Overview
- Kickoff is Thursday at 7:00 pm Central Time in Mexico on FOX (cable) and Caliente TV/FOX One, with U.S. streaming on ViX at 8:00 pm ET.
- The single-elimination match is at Estadio Hidalgo and pairs the 9th- and 10th-place finishers from the Apertura 2025 table.
- Pachuca enters with a coaching change after dismissing Jaime Lozano and appointing Argentine manager Esteban Solari.
- Pumas arrive in improved form under Efraín Juárez after recent wins over Tijuana (4–1) and Cruz Azul (3–2).
- The other Play-In tie pits Tijuana against Juárez, while the top six from the regular season are already in the quarterfinals.