Overview
- The first leg kicks off Thursday, December 11 at 8:00 p.m. local time at Estadio Universitario and will air free-to-air in Mexico on Canal 7.
- Both clubs reached the final on tied aggregates decided by table position—Tigres over Cruz Azul (2-2) and Toluca over Monterrey (3-3)—in a leader vs. subleader matchup and their first-ever Liga MX final meeting.
- A title would give Tigres a ninth league crown to draw level with Cruz Azul in the all-time table, while Toluca pursue consecutive championships and a total that would match Chivas.
- Toluca coach Antonio Mohamed confronts long-held grievances against Tigres after a painful defeat in the first Final Regia about eight years ago and says his team aims to sit among the country’s biggest clubs.
- Tigres’ Nahuel Guzmán helped secure the berth with a saved penalty against Gabriel Fernández, and Ángel Correa could join the short list of World Cup winners who have also lifted the Liga MX trophy if Tigres prevail.