Pachuca secures Concacaf Champions Cup spot and highlights academy success

Club Pachuca has officially qualified for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup. Despite a difficult start to the Apertura 2026 season, the club secured its spot due to its seventh-place finish in the Liga MX cumulative annual table and a redistribution of slots following the performance of Toluca and América in the Leagues Cup.

Separately, the upcoming match between Pachuca and Chivas highlights the success of both clubs' youth academies in exporting talent to Europe. Pachuca has produced notable players such as Héctor Herrera, Hirving Lozano, and Erick Gutiérrez. Chivas maintains a broader historical list of academy graduates moving to European leagues, including Carlos Vela, Javier Hernández, and most recently, Armando González, who joined Olympiacos.