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Official: Liga MX announces schedules for matches rescheduled because of Leagues Cup

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Liga MX adjusted the seventh and eighth rounds of the Apertura 2026 schedule while four Mexican clubs remain in the Leagues Cup title race.
  • Matches involving Toluca, León, América and Monterrey were rescheduled to accommodate their participation in the binational tournament.
  • The changes also affect Puebla, Pumas, Tijuana and Querétaro, with new dates and times announced for the affected games.

Liga MX has rearranged parts of its Apertura 2026 calendar to give four Mexican clubs more room to pursue the Leagues Cup title.

Toluca, León, América and Monterrey remain involved in the decisive stage of the binational competition, which brings together leading clubs from Liga MX and Major League Soccer. Their league fixtures therefore had to be moved.

The changes affect Jornada 7 matches involving Pumas, León, Puebla, Toluca, América, Xolos, Querétaro and Monterrey. Pumas will host León on Sept. 10 at 9 p.m., while Puebla will play Toluca on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

América’s match against Xolos is set for Oct. 28 at 9 p.m., and Querétaro will meet Monterrey on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. For Jornada 8, León will face Atlético de San Luis on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Liga MX released the revised schedule through its official channels.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.