Overview
- Cruz Azul, which confirmed the change Tuesday, will host Necaxa at Estadio Banorte for Jornada 17 of the Clausura 2026.
- The game marks a return to the Mexico City venue now branded Estadio Banorte, formerly Estadio Azteca, after more than two years away.
- The club said playing in the capital reduces travel and helps manage player fatigue at the end of the regular season.
- Any playoff home games will be staged at Puebla’s Estadio Cuauhtémoc because the Mexico City stadium is set to be handed to FIFA on May 11 for World Cup preparations.
- Cruz Azul last hosted at the Azteca in Apertura 2023 before moving to Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, and it plans to use Banorte as its home in Apertura 2026.