Matchday 7 of the 2026 Liga MX Apertura continues this Saturday with a limited but explosive slate of games. With four Mexican teams making up the final and third-place match of the Leagues Cup, the domestic league presents a tripleheader where the desperate need for points and the battle for the top will clash head-on.
Atlético de San Luis vs. Chivas
The Rebaño Sagrado heads to Estadio Alfonso Lastras with the mission of climbing into the top spots. Currently in fifth place with 11 points (three wins, two draws, and one loss), the Guadalajara-based team is coming off a 5-2 rout of the Xolos and a 1-1 draw against Pachuca. However, they won’t have an easy time against the San Luis team, which—though it needs to climb out of the bottom of the table—is riding high on confidence after eking out a narrow draw against the Tuzos and defeating the Rayados 3-1 in their most recent matches.
- Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
- Time: 5:00 p.m.
- Broadcast: ESPN / Disney+
Tigres UANL vs. Necaxa
Red alert at the Volcán. The UANL team is having a nightmare of a season and takes the field in third-to-last place in the overall standings with just five points. The pressure on the home team is suffocating, though they’ve caught a slight breather after securing their first win of the season against Atlante and earning a scoreless draw against Santos Laguna. Facing them will be the Rayos de Necaxa, equally desperate for a win, who arrive in Nuevo León after drawing with Pumas and losing 3-1 to Cruz Azul. It’s a clash of the desperate, where the loser will sink deeper into crisis.
- Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
- Broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox One / Fox
Atlas vs. Atlante
The Rojinegros smell blood and are looking to claim another victim. Sitting in fourth place in the standings with 12 points (four wins and two losses), the Academia is enjoying one of its best runs and will look to make the Jalisco Stadium count. The outlook is bleak for the Potros de Hierro, led by Miguel Herrera; “El Piojo’s” team is facing a very difficult stretch, sitting in 14th place in the overall standings with just six points from one win, three draws, and two losses.
- Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
- Time: 9:00 p.m.
- Broadcast: Channel 5 / TUDN / Vix
