Overview
- Monterrey knocked out América 3-2 on aggregate with a stoppage-time header from Germán Berterame, after VAR had earlier annulled a José Raúl Zúñiga goal for offside and a postgame video alleged a prior foul in the build-up to the winner.
- Tigres overturned a 0-3 first-leg deficit by thrashing Xolos 5-0 at El Volcán, with a Juan Brunetta brace and goals from Nicolás Ibáñez, Ozziel Herrera and Juan Pablo Vigón, as coach Sebastián Abreu criticized what he called a localist refereeing performance.
- Toluca advanced past FC Juárez on a 2-1 aggregate after a 0-0 second leg, in a match officiated by Katia Itzel García, the first woman to referee a Liguilla game.
- The semifinal slate now includes Tigres, Monterrey and Toluca, with the last Liga MX berth to be decided by Cruz Azul vs Chivas.
- A political-legal row over 17-year-old Gilberto Mora’s eligibility for night matches drew a promised review from Nuevo León Governor Samuel García, while in Argentina Estudiantes beat Central Córdoba 1-0 to reach the Clausura semifinals and Inter Miami’s Tadeo Allende’s hat-trick boosted the value of Instituto’s retained 10% stake.