The tetra or the end of a long wait: América and Toluca fight for the 2025 Clausura title.

A fourth consecutive title for América or the end of a 15-year wait for Toluca? The Liga MX Clausura 2025 tournament will decide its champion this Sunday in the second leg final.

The last time the Diablos Rojos , who drew 0-0 in the first leg at the home of the Águilas, were crowned champions of Mexican soccer was by beating Santos Laguna in the 2010 Bicentenario or Clausura final.

On May 23, after a glorious era, they won 10 league titles, all in their professional career. They then lost their winning streak and finished runners-up three times (2012, 2018, 2022).

When Toluca last won the league , its current coach, Argentine Antonio "Turco" Mohamed, had only been in charge for six years, had not won a single trophy, and was managing Colón in Argentina.

In 2010, Brazilian André Jardine was a 30-year-old young man working as a youth coach for Internacional de Porto Alegre, while América was competing in the Mexican league without any favoritism.

Advantage "for no one"

Fifteen years removed from their most recent title, Toluca had a brilliant first tournament under Mohamed and became the greatest threat to prevent Jardine's América from continuing to make history in Mexican football.

On Thursday, the scarlet and blue-cream teams faced off at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium in Mexico City in a tactically charged, low-key match that ended goalless, a result consistent with the Turco's game plan.

"We played a great game defensively, conceding just one shot on goal throughout the entire match," boasted Mohamed, who predicted that the return match "will be just as intense, if not more so."

"Nobody has an advantage because we're at 0-0," the coach added, despite his Red Devils being the home team.

For the final match, Toluca will try to recover its two-time scoring champion, Portuguese player Paulinho, who missed the first game due to a sudden muscle injury.

Jardine fails Toluca

In this 2025 Clausura tournament, América and Toluca are reenacting the first final that was played in Mexican soccer when the playoffs were established, in the 1970-71 season.

Almost 54 years ago, the creams and scarlets tied 0-0 in the first leg, and in the second leg, on August 1, 1971, América won 2-0 at the Azteca Stadium.

During the playoff era, the Eagles have won 15 of their 20 league titles. The other four were won in the amateur era, and the remaining one was won by points in the professional era.

Since his signing for the 2023 Apertura, Jardine has become a master of these events, having won twelve consecutive qualifiers.

For the return leg, we must "find the clarity to overcome the frustration caused by a team that stops you with fouls and slows down the game with every possible trick," the Brazilian questioned.

The match will be played at Nemesio Stadium in Toluca, which has a capacity for 27,273 spectators , starting at 7:00 p.m.

In the event of a tie, extra time will be played, and if the tie persists, the winner will be decided on penalties.