Erik Lira and ‘Memote’ Martínez will be with their teams for the Liga MX Final between Cruz Azul and Pumas! | TUDN National Team Mexico

Javier Aguirre, technical director of the Mexican National Team, confirmed in a press convention that each parts have permission to be with their squads for Sunday, when the Final return of the Clausura 2026 will be performed at the Olympic Stadium in Ciudad Universitaria.

Both Lira and Martínez are concentrated with the Mexican National Team forward of the FIFA World Cup 26, each missed the Liguilla, as stipulated for the World Cup.

“Memo and Lira, it seems fair to me since they competed with them, it seems fair to me that they can go greet their teammates, it even seems healthy to me, they are important for the teams, I don’t see it as a bad thing that they can go celebrate or be shoulder to shoulder with the defeated, I don’t see a major problem,” defined Javier Aguirre.

‘Vasco’ Aguirre additionally reiterated in the press convention that no Liga MX participant who will play in the Final is dominated out from going to the 2026 World Cup.