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Tigres and Toluca Play to Scoreless Draw as VAR Nixes Stoppage-Time Winner

The result drops Toluca from the top of the Clausura table.

Overview

  • Played at Estadio Universitario in Jornada 3 of the Clausura 2026, the rematch of the recent final produced few clear chances.
  • Juan Brunetta’s stoppage-time strike was overturned after the referee, with VAR support, ruled a foul in the buildup.
  • Tigres finished with 10 men after Juan José Sánchez Purata was sent off for a second yellow card in the 76th minute.
  • Toluca controlled long stretches of the first half and nearly scored when Jesús Angulo rattled the crossbar.
  • Nicolás Ibáñez exited injured in the 57th minute, the home crowd booed at halftime and full-time, and Tigres extended their unbeaten home run against Toluca to eight matches.