Referee switch ordered from the top
The referee for Pumas vs Pachuca was changed by direct order from the top of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), according to a report from Mediotiempo (3). Details on who made the call and why the original official was pulled are still emerging. For a final already heavy with tension after the Cruz Azul heartbreak, this is the last thing Pumas fans needed, more questions about those running the game. Wait, let me rephrase that. For a final already heavy with tension after the Cruz Azul heartbreak, this is the last thing Pumas fans needed: more questions about those running the game.
Juárez departure rumors swirl
A report titled "Why did Efraín Juárez leave Pumas?" is circulating, though full details remain thin (2). The timing is brutal, your manager's future under the microscope just as you're trying to process that Rotondi dagger in the 90th minute. Let me fix that. The timing is brutal: your manager's future under the microscope just as you're trying to process that Rotondi dagger in the 90th minute. Juárez's agent has already pushed back on European links, but the noise isn't going away on its own.
