Overview

• Mexico’s Comisión de Árbitros released a technical note validating Marco Antonio Ortiz’s key decisions in Atlas vs. América, including both penalties for the visitors and an offside that nullified an Atlas goal.
• Officials cited Ortiz’s experience, FIFA status and consideration as a 2026 World Cup candidate as reasons for confidence in his judgment.
• Despite the outcry, Ortiz was assigned to referee Santos Laguna vs. Tigres in Jornada 7 at the Estadio Corona.
• Ortiz addressed the criticism on Instagram with a message emphasizing preparation and expertise over opinions.
• The debate persists over a cited pattern of seven penalties awarded to América in the last six matches he has officiated for the club, as well as questions about the late Víctor Dávila penalty not going to an on‑field VAR review.