The countdown does its thing and there is less and less until Cruz Azul visits Chivas de Guadalajara at Akron Stadium. It is that by finishing in third place in the regular phase and its rival fifth; those of Nicolás Larcamón earned the right to define how locals in this series for the quarterfinals.
This Monday morning, Liga MX confirmed that both They will play the first leg of this key next Thursday, November 27 at 8:05 p.m. while the return leg will be on Sunday, November 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Olympic University Stadium. Already in the afternoon of the same day The arbitration shortlist was confirmed.
The person in charge of dispensing justice between cement workers and rojiblancos it will be Guillermo Pachecoa judge who has little experience in this type of confrontation in decisive stages. With several referees in the spotlight after poor performances in the regular phase, it seems that They are giving new faces a chance.
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So far in Apertura 2025, Pacheco has coached Cruz Azul only once and that left a good memory, since it happened in the 3-0 victory against Puebla on matchday 16. For his part, he never coached Gabriel Milito’s team in the regular phase and that triggered the suspicions on the opposite sidewalk.
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Pacheco will be the referee of the first leg (IMAGO7).
The shortlist is completed with Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez as Assistant 1 and Jaime Daniel González Ramírez as Assistant 2in charge of work in the bands. Iván Antonio López Sánchez will act as fourth referee for control party administrator. In the video arbitration system, Diana Stephanía Pérez Borja will serve as VAR and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Ávalos will fulfill functions as AVAR, supporting the reviews from the cockpit.
Chivas vs. Cruz Azul: How and where to watch the first leg of the quarterfinals?
The bad thing for the cement fans is that the first leg between Cruz Azul and Chivas will not be broadcast on open television. It can be seen exclusively through Amazon Prime Video, which has a paid subscription. Likewise, you will have all the details in the MINUTE BY MINUTE of Vamos Azul.
