The multiple Spanish defender Sergio Ramos confirmed his time with the Mexican club on Saturday Rayados del Monterrey ended after elimination in the semifinals of the 2025 Apertura tournament against Toluca. “I said it very clearly last week and of course yes, “It’s my last game.”Ramos told Mexican television.
The previous week, the international press reported that Ramos had made the decision not to extend the contract with the Rayados, which is valid until December 2025. Ramos, a World Cup winner with Spain in South Africa 2010, signed with Monterrey last February with hopes of reaching the Club World Cup, where he faced River. And he played two league tournaments. In the first Clausura 2025 they reached the quarterfinals.
This Saturday, Monterrey lost 3-2 to Toluca Visit to the Nemesio Diez Stadium for the second leg of the semi-finals of the Apertura 2025. The overall result was a 3-3 draw and Ramos’ team was eliminated due to positional criteria in the regular phase. Toluca was the leader and Monterrey was sixth. “It always hurts to lose a semi-final and be close to a final,” said Ramos, who lamented Monterrey’s first-half performance.
“We practically gave away the first part.. “We lacked intensity, we lacked rhythm, we lacked personality, we had the ball,” admitted the former Real Madrid defender. “You can lose because this is football, but you lose by playing the way we played the second half, not the first half we gave away,” concluded Ramos. 39 years old, who made it 3-1 with a penalty.
Liga MX highlighted that with this goal, Ramos “became the oldest player to score in the league (final stage) at 39 years and 251 days.” YesErgio Ramos played 27 games for Monterrey and scored six goals in the Mexican League. In the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, where he was eliminated in the round of 16, the Sevillian defender played one game and scored one goal.
In the Leagues Cup, a tournament that pits Liga MX teams against MLS teams, Ramos intervened in two games and Monterrey was eliminated in the first phase. At the Club World Cup, the Spaniard played four games and scored one goal. The Rayados were in the round of 16. Ramos posted a message on his social networks in which he expressed that “the greatest shame” was “not having offered a new final to the fans who deserved it most. I always thank you for your support.”
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