Pumas Vs Pachuca Opens Semifinal Series at Estadio Hidalgo

Pumas vs Pachuca begins Thursday, May 14, at Estadio Hidalgo, with the first leg of their Clausura 2026 semifinal series setting up one finalist in Liga MX. Pachuca finished fourth in the regular season, while Pumas reached this stage after finishing first and then eliminating América.

Estadio Hidalgo First Leg

The opener is in Pachuca, and the series will be settled on Sunday at the Olímpico Universitario. That split matters for the two clubs because the first game comes at Estadio Hidalgo before the return leg shifts the pressure to Mexico City.

Pachuca earned its place by getting past Toluca in the quarterfinals. Pumas arrived on the other side of the bracket after eliminating América, giving this semifinal a top-seed-versus-fourth-place feel that was built in the regular season and carried into the Liguilla.

Pumas And Pachuca Form

The standings tell part of the story. Pumas finished first, which put it at the top of the regular-season table, while Pachuca came in fourth and still found a way through the knockout round. That creates a series in which both teams have already handled one elimination tie and now have to do it again over two legs.

The first leg also gives Pachuca the chance to use home field before the deciding match at Olímpico Universitario. Pumas, meanwhile, gets the return leg at home, so the opening 90 minutes should shape how much it has to chase on Sunday.

TUDN On DirecTV

Viewers in the United States can watch the match on TUDN in DirecTV. For anyone following the semifinal from outside Mexico, that is the direct access point for the first leg and for tracking how much advantage either side takes into the weekend finale.

Everything now runs through the two venues already set for the tie: Estadio Hidalgo on Thursday, May 14, and Olímpico Universitario on Sunday. One club will leave Pachuca with the better position for a place in the Clausura 2026 final, and the other will need to answer in Mexico City.