# Cruz Azul finish jornada 16 on top as Chivas are held at León; Puebla end their wait; El Tri gather before Jamaica

*Cruz Azul have 32 points, América and Chivas 30, with one round left before the Liguilla. El Tri train at Mayakoba until Thursday, then fly to Kingston for Saturday's first leg at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Sunday).*

News · Published 08:15 CET, 9 Nov 2026 · Updated 09:40 CET, 10 Nov 2026 · Match News (https://matchnews.news/news/cruz-azul-top-after-jornada-16-chivas-held-at-leon-el-tri-gather-for-jamaica/)
By News desk · Reviewed by Fredrik Jurek

Cruz Azul go into the last round of the Liga MX Apertura 2026 on top of the table with 32 points, after Guadalajara let the lead slip with a 1-1 draw at León on Sunday night. América and Chivas both have 30. Puebla won 2-0 at Querétaro to end a run of ten games without a win, according to Fox Sports México. The Liguilla, the end-of-season play-off for the title, begins on 25 November, and the final round, jornada 17, is played from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November.

## Sunday's games

At the Estadio Nou Camp, Claro Sports reports, León had José Iván Rodríguez sent off early in the second half for bringing down Santiago Sandoval, and Ricardo Marín put Chivas ahead in the 69th minute. Paúl Bellón equalised for ten-man León in the 87th. Claro Sports' headline says Chivas "let the leadership of the Apertura slip"; Cruz Azul's 3-2 win at Tigres on Saturday had put them a point ahead of the two Guadalajara-based rivals, and the draw left it that way. León move to 23 points and seventh, according to the table Fox Sports México published after the round.

At the Corregidora, Kevin Velasco scored for Puebla in the ninth minute and Omar Moreno, from a Velasco pass, in the 36th, according to Récord's live coverage of the game, which notes that Querétaro are drifting away from the Liguilla places. Fox Sports México had written before the game that Querétaro had lost four in a row and Puebla had gone ten games without a win.

## The table and the Liguilla

Fox Sports México's table after jornada 16: Cruz Azul 32, América 30, Chivas 30, Toluca 27, Atlas 27, Santos Laguna 25, León 23, Pachuca 22, Tijuana 22, Monterrey 21, Pumas 21, Querétaro 20, Puebla 19, Atlético San Luis 19, Tigres 15, Atlante 14, Necaxa 13, Juárez 11. Monterrey and Querétaro still have their postponed jornada 7 game against each other to play. Fox Sports México marks Puebla, Atlético San Luis, Tigres, Atlante, Necaxa and Juárez as eliminated. As this site reported on Sunday, Cruz Azul, América, Chivas, Toluca and Atlas had already secured their places before the weekend; the remaining places are between Santos, León, Pachuca, Tijuana, Monterrey, Pumas and Querétaro.

Excélsior's projection of the quarter-finals as the table stands pairs Cruz Azul with Pachuca, América with León, Chivas with Santos and Toluca with Atlas. The last round, from Fox Sports México: Puebla v Atlético San Luis and Tijuana v Atlante on Friday 20 November at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Saturday) and Juárez v Atlas at 21:00 CDMX (04:00 CET); Santos v León and Pachuca v Toluca on Saturday 21 November at 17:00 CDMX (00:00 CET on Sunday), Pumas v Monterrey at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET) and Tigres v América at 21:00 CDMX (04:00 CET); then Chivas v Cruz Azul, first against third, on Sunday 22 November at 17:07 CDMX (00:07 CET on Monday), with Querétaro v Necaxa at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET).

## El Tri in Playa del Carmen

Rafael Márquez's squad gathered on Sunday at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, on the Riviera Maya, rather than at the federation's training centre in Mexico City. According to Claro Sports, the staff asked the federation for this in October: the squad trains there until Thursday 12 November, then takes a charter flight of under two hours to Kingston, and the idea is to prepare at sea level in heat and humidity close to Jamaica's, with the Europe-based players flying straight into Cancún. After the first leg the team travels directly to Nuevo León for the return.

Récord reports that Julián Quiñones, Gilberto Mora, Erik Lira and Andrés Montaño were among the first to arrive on Sunday, with Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez, Jesús Corona and Isaías Violante also in; the rest join as their club games finish. No changes to the 28 Márquez named on Thursday were reported, and no quote from the coach was on a source this site could read.

The first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final is at the National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday 14 November at 19:00 CDMX (02:00 CET on Sunday), according to Claro Sports, which cites the Jamaica Football Federation's announcement of an 8 p.m. local kick-off. Some earlier reports had given Friday 13 November; the Saturday date is the one the Jamaican federation gives. The second leg is at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey on Tuesday 17 November at 20:30 CDMX (03:30 CET on Wednesday). Jamaica's coach Rudolph Speid has named 23 players including the goalkeeper Andre Blake, Claro Sports reports, without Leon Bailey, Demarai Gray or Shamar Nicholson.

## Mexicans in Europe this weekend

Johan Vásquez captained Genoa in their 2-1 home defeat by Milan on Sunday, according to Fox Sports México, which says Milan's opening goal came after Vásquez lost the ball playing out from the back, and that the result ended Genoa's run of three league wins. Santiago Giménez came on in the 78th minute of Porto's 2-1 win at Vitória Guimarães, Récord reports, and started the move for the winner, passing to Pepê before Martim Fernandes scored in the 86th; Porto have won all 11 league games. Álvaro Fidalgo was an unused substitute as Real Betis won 2-0 at Elche, according to Excélsior, which notes a recent viral infection had kept him out of the midweek trip to Dortmund. Whether Obed Vargas played in Atlético Madrid's 2-1 home defeat by Barcelona was not on a source this site could read on Monday morning; the game has its own report on this site.

Correction, 10 November 09:40 CET: an earlier version of this article said that this site's own earlier pieces had given Friday 13 November as the date of Jamaica v Mexico. They had given Saturday 14 November; the Friday date appeared only in other outlets' reports. Concacaf's schedule confirms Saturday.

## Sources

1. Chivas dejó ir el liderato, Cruz Azul está en la cima: Liga MX, tabla general de posiciones tras la jornada 16 del Apertura 2026 (Fox Sports México) https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2026/11/08/chivas-dejo-ir-el-liderato-cruz-azul-esta-en-la-cima-liga-mx-tabla-general-de-posiciones-tras-la-jornada-16-del-torneo-apertura-2026/ - Read 06:50 CET, 9 Nov 2026
2. Chivas deja escapar el liderato del Apertura 2026; León le arrebata el triunfo a minutos del final (Claro Sports) https://www.clarosports.com/futbol/liga-mx/chivas-deja-escapar-el-liderato-del-apertura-2026-leon-le-arrebata-el-triunfo-a-minutos-del-final/ - Read 06:52 CET, 9 Nov 2026
3. Querétaro vs Puebla, cobertura en vivo (Récord) https://www.record.com.mx/futbol/partido/queretaro-fc-puebla-11162224/cobertura-en-vivo - Read 06:50 CET, 9 Nov 2026
4. Cruz Azul es líder: tabla general y Liguilla al momento, Apertura 2026 (Excélsior) https://www.excelsior.com.mx/deportes/cruz-azul-es-lider-tabla-general-y-liguilla-momento-apertura-2026 - Read 06:55 CET, 9 Nov 2026
5. Por qué el Tri se concentra en la Riviera Maya: el plan de Rafa Márquez para enfrentar a Jamaica en la Nations League (Claro Sports) https://www.clarosports.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/por-que-el-tri-se-concentra-en-la-riviera-maya-el-plan-de-rafa-marquez-para-enfrentar-a-jamaica-en-la-nations-league/ - Read 07:00 CET, 9 Nov 2026
6. Julián Quiñones, Gilberto Mora y compañía reportan con el Tri en Playa del Carmen para enfrentar a Jamaica (Récord) https://www.record.com.mx/historia/julian-quinones-gilberto-mora-y-compania-reportan-con-el-tri-en-playa-del-carmen-para-enfrentar-a-jamaica-2026110904091926798 - Read 07:02 CET, 9 Nov 2026
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8. Pierden la buena racha: el Genoa y Johan Vásquez cayeron en casa ante el AC Milan (Fox Sports México) https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2026/11/08/pierden-la-buena-racha-el-genoa-y-johan-vasquez-cayeron-en-casa-ante-el-ac-milan-video/ - Read 07:05 CET, 9 Nov 2026
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10. Álvaro Fidalgo, sin minutos en la victoria del Betis sobre el Elche (Excélsior) https://www.excelsior.com.mx/deportes/alvaro-fidalgo-sin-minutos-victoria-betis-sobre-elche - Read 07:06 CET, 9 Nov 2026

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