Overview
- Pachuca hosts Pumas on Thursday at 19:00 CDMX, with live coverage in Mexico on Caliente TV and FOX One.
- Pachuca finished 9th with 22 points and Pumas 10th with 21, meeting in a single-elimination game that sends the loser home.
- Following Jaime Lozano’s dismissal roughly 10 days ago, Pachuca debuts new coach Esteban Solari for this Play-In.
- Pumas’ lineup is clouded by six recent international call-ups, with goalkeeper Keylor Navas listed as doubtful for the match.
- Pumas arrived via a dramatic comeback over Cruz Azul and carry a 14-year league title drought, while no 9th or 10th seed has reached the quarterfinals since the Play-In was introduced in 2023.