Overview
- The first leg is Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8:00 p.m. CT, available on Azteca 7 and aztecadeportes.com.
- The Comisión Árbitral named Marco Antonio Ortiz to officiate at the Volcán, with assistants Christian Kiabek and Michel Alejandro, fourth official Daniel Quintero, and VAR officials Guillermo Pacheco and Ismael Rosario.
- César Arturo Ramos is reported as the likely referee for the return match, a designation pending official confirmation.
- Toluca arrives as the top seed with 37 points and the tournament’s leading attack at 43 goals, while Tigres finished second and posted the best defense with only 16 conceded.
- Key matchups spotlight Paulinho’s 12-goal campaign against Nahuel Guzmán’s eight clean sheets, as Antonio Mohamed’s record versus Tigres stands even at 11 wins each with seven draws, and Tigres took their July meeting 4–3.