Cruz Azul and Toluca go face each other this Saturday, 26 September, for Jornada 10 of Torneo Apertura 2026 for Liga MX. Di match go start 16:50 hours Mexico central time. One report talk say the venue na Estadio Cuauhtémoc, while another report put the game for Estadio Banorte.
Cruz Azul land for this match after dem fall 1-0 to Rayados de Monterrey for Jornada 9 of Apertura 2026. La Máquina chop the only goal for minute 7, na César Garza score am, and dem no fit react to avoid their fourth defeat of the campaign. Even with that stumble, the cementero side still dey fourth for the table with 15 points.
Toluca too land for the match after dem lose last jornada, but dem still dey top the table. Diablos Rojos fall 2-3 to Santos Laguna after dem don reach 2-0 lead through goals from Federico Viñas and Paulinho. The visiting team come back for second half and carry the three points. Despite the loss, Toluca keep the leadership with 19 points after nine jornadas.
DAZN dey provide all the information about Cruz Azul vs Toluca and how to watch am online. The appointment for Jornada 10 of Apertura 2026 don bring back memory of the scene during Toluca vs Atlas, when Katia Itzel García dey work as fourth referee.
Katia Itzel García and Antonio Turco Mohamed go meet again. The Mexican referee go direct the Cruz Azul vs Toluca match for Estadio Banorte, just two weeks after the exchange wey both of them get for the technical area of Estadio Nemesio Diez.
The episode no get any public sanction wey we know, and no later statement from the people involved. But images of the Argentine coach as e dey move away from the referee make people interpret am different ways. The clash between them happen around minute 12 of the Diablos vs rojinegros game for Jornada 8. Score be 0-0 when Katia Itzel come near the scarlet technical area because of Turco complaints.
After the clash, Toluca find a goalfest wey push the incident to background inside the game. The team wey Mohamed direct beat Atlas 5-2, with offensive performance wey change the whole direction of a match wey start with complaints from the benches. The result give Toluca three points and a standout performance wey reinforce their leadership for table, but e no reach to erase the image of the coach in front of the fourth referee.
Without any public version from Katia Itzel or Antonio, that clash remain as the only noise for an afternoon wey end with celebration for inferno. The new chapter go come with one central difference: Katia Itzel García no go dey beside the bench again, she go dey center field as the main authority for the match between La Máquina and Diablos Rojos.
So, Estadio Nemesio Diez don remain behind, but the scene go still follow the match. This time, Katia Itzel García go hold the whistle and Mohamed go occupy the Toluca bench under attention wey pass normal.
