Overview
- The opening match is set for Thursday night at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes with a 10:00 p.m. ET kickoff and U.S. broadcasts on ViX/Prime Video, CBS Sports Network, TUDN, Univision, Fubo, DirecTV Stream and Hulu + Live TV.
- Cruz Azul reached the final as the third seed after a 4-3 aggregate semifinal win over Chivas and enter the series unbeaten in nine matches while chasing the club’s 10th Liga MX title.
- Pumas finished the regular season top of the table, advanced past Pachuca on higher seeding after a 1-1 aggregate semifinal draw, and are in their first final since 2020 seeking their first league crown since the 2011 Clausura.
- This is the third Liga MX final between the two rivals, each club having one prior final victory against the other, and the champion will be decided by aggregate goals across both legs.
- Managers Joel Huiqui and Efraín Juárez will lean on key attackers such as Gabriel “Toro” Fernández for Cruz Azul and Jordan Carrillo for Pumas, and the result in Mexico City will strongly shape tactical approaches for Sunday’s decisive match.