Overview
- Pumas confirmed arrivals of César Garza and Tony Leone from Monterrey, the return of Jesús Rivas from a loan at Puebla, and Jordan Carrillo from Santos.
- Pumas are pursuing a reinforce-without-selling plan and report no official departures beyond Aaron Ramsey, whose exit was a mutual termination linked to a muscle injury and personal matters.
- Tigres enter their opener at Atlético San Luis without any confirmed reinforcements after six departures, including Sebastián Córdova, Eugenio Pizzuto, Javier Aquino, Leonardo Flores, Eduardo Tercero and Fernando Tapia.
- Tigres’ leadership is leaning on the core that reached the previous final, with Aquino’s exit noted as the most impactful loss among recent departures.
- Offensive needs remain in focus for Tigres in what is reported as André-Pierre Gignac’s final tournament, with links to Miguel Merentiel and Kevin Lomónaco reported as unconfirmed.