Overview
- Toluca finished first with 37 points after defeating América, with Tigres second on 36, Cruz Azul third on 35 following a 3-2 loss to Pumas, and América fourth on 34.
- Pumas’ late comeback over Cruz Azul secured a Play-in berth and denied La Máquina the regular-season lead; Pumas will face Pachuca in the Play-in.
- Chivas beat Monterrey 4-2 as Armando ‘La Hormiga’ González reached 12 goals following his first Mexico call-up, and Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández scored his first of the season in stoppage time.
- The top-scorer race ended in a three-way tie at 12 goals among Toluca’s Paulinho, Atlético San Luis’ João Pedro and Chivas’ Armando González.
- Notable incidents included a VAR offside that wiped out an early Paulinho strike before he scored and a reported brawl outside América’s team hotel in Toluca with injuries and damage but no official tally.