What América need to finish top of the Apertura 2025 table? | OneFootball

We have reached the final matchday of the Apertura 2025 with four teams fighting for the top spot.

Cruz Azul, Toluca, América, and Tigres still have a chance to finish the tournament as leaders, and everything will be decided in this Matchday 17 of the Apertura 2025.

Of these four teams, three will be playing at home and only one will play away, which is Club América.

What does the standings look like?

As we can see in the standings, Cruz Azul is in the best position to take first place and “only” needs a win to achieve it. And while their rival may not be the strongest, a loss for Pumas would mean missing out on the final phase, so they are playing for all or nothing.

Toluca will be hosting Club América at the Nemesio Diez. The winner will take the other’s spot, while a draw favors Toluca, as they are ahead due to goal difference.

Tigres will host Atlético de San Luis, another team still hoping to make it to the final phase, but unlike Pumas, they do not depend solely on themselves.

And Monterrey is already out of the race for the top spot, but with a combination of results, they could still climb to fourth place.

What is needed to finish as leaders?

América absolutely needs a win to aim for the top spot, but in addition, they need one more result: a loss or draw by Cruz Azul in their match against Pumas.

That is the only way to finish as leaders, since any other result—such as not beating Toluca or Cruz Azul winning—would mean they can no longer reach that position.

And let’s remember that in the playoffs this is very important, as it not only means finishing at home in the knockout rounds, but also, the tiebreaker in both the quarterfinals and semifinals is precisely the position in the standings.

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