
The big one End of Apertura 2025 des League MX, Toluca And tiger They will star in a unique confrontation in the history of Mexican football. Both teams faced each other in the league, but had not fought for the title in a final.
After the BBVA MX league announced the official dates and times for the confrontation between the Devil and the Cats the UANL, the Referee Commission of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) He has also already assigned the referee to ensure the administration of justice in sports on the pitch of the Volcán Stadium in San Nicolás de los Garzas.
In order to avoid controversy or disputes in the arbitration proceedings, the Arbitration Commission appointed an experienced arbitrator, Marco Antonio Ortiz. He Cat Ortiz will be responsible for refereeing the first leg final.
Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava will be the central referee for the first leg of the final Opening 2025 between tiger And Tolucaaccording to official information published by the organization on its social networks. Mark Antony, known as the catadds 255 games League MX and has extensive experience in extremely demanding games, including six previous league finals.
According to the FMF Arbitration CommissionMarco Antonio “El Gato” Ortiz was the central referee in various Mexican football Liga MX finals, and some of the games that are most remembered for his performance are the following:
- Closing 2021: Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna (second leg)
- Opening 2021: Atlas vs. León (round)
- Closing 2022: Atlas vs. Pachuca (round)
- Opening 2022: Pachuca vs. Toluca (round)
- Closing 2023: Tigres vs Chivas (first leg)
- Closing 2024: América vs. Cruz Azul (round)
This is for the second leg FMF Arbitration Commission superior Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos as the person responsible for managing the game at the Nemesio Diez Stadium, although official confirmation from the organization is still pending.
According to various reports, the election of Ramos Palazuelos is considered a fact; One of the first to disclose this information was David Medrano. The referee, with 356 games in Liga MX and a distinguished international career that includes participation in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Qatar 2022, will join Arturo Brizio Carter in this final as the third referee with the most finals in the history of Mexican football, reaching 10 in total.
The League MX has confirmed that the first leg will take place in University StadiumHome of Tigres, on Thursday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. The second leg takes place at Nemesio Diez StadiumToluca Headquarters, on Sunday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m. This means the final will return to the traditional schedules that have marked the history of the competition.
The confrontation between Toluca And tiger It represents an unprecedented chapter in the title challenge as both teams have never met in a final. Toluca, the reigning champions, are looking to reaffirm their dominance and achieve their twelfth star, while under Tigres’ leadership they are aiming to add their ninth championship Guido Pizarrowho wants to establish himself as a champion both on the bench and on the field.