Inter Miami advances in the Leagues Cup; Pumas, Atlas, América, and other Mexican clubs are eliminated.

Inter Miami sealed their ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Leagues Cup by beating Pumas UNAM 3-1, in a duel marked by the scoring debut of Rodrigo De Paul and the decisive participation of Luis Suárez , who was in charge of directing the attack of the MLS team in the absence of Lionel Messi , who was not called up due to injury.

Pumas took the lead in the 34th minute with a play that started in their own half. Pedro Vite set up Ruvalcaba , who fired a first-time shot past goalkeeper Drake Callender. However, Inter Miami responded just before halftime. A cross from Suárez was well controlled by De Paul, who fired past Miguel Paul to tie the game.

In the second half, the Garzas' pressure increased. A penalty for a Caicedo handball allowed Suárez to score Panenka-style for 2-1. In the final stretch, a combination play between Suárez and De Paul ended with Allende 's finish, who eluded the goalkeeper to make it 3-1.

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With this result, Inter Miami advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Pumas, meanwhile, is eliminated.

In another match, Atlas was soundly outplayed by Atlanta United , falling 4-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium . The Guadalajara team finished their group stage campaign with zero points, nine goals conceded, and only three scored.

Jamal Thiaré opened the scoring with a penalty in the eighth minute. Alexey Miranchuk and Saba Lobjanidze then doubled the lead before halftime. In the second half, Cayman Togashi scored Atlanta's fourth. Diego González pulled one back with a long-range shot, but the result was still overwhelming.

In addition to the defeat, Atlas suffered two injuries: Jorge Rodríguez left with muscle discomfort, and Adrián Mora left the field after a blow to the face. The club will now focus on its next match against Pachuca in Liga MX .

Atlético de San Luis defeated Minnesota United 2-0 with goals from Joao Pedro (45'+1') and Sebastián Pérez Bouquet (89') . However, the result was insufficient due to the negative goal difference they had going into the match. The Potosí team was eliminated from Group B with a 2-0 deficit.

Minnesota, also seeking qualification, was eliminated after the defeat, finishing ninth in Group A.

Querétaro ended its participation with a 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake . Ojeda scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute, with a shot from the edge of the box that found its way into the top corner.

The Querétaro team entered the match already eliminated. Despite some offensive attempts in the second half, they were unable to turn things around. Gallos Blancos ' next match will be against América at the Estadio Azteca.

América closed out its Leagues Cup campaign with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Portland Timbers , after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. André Jardine 's team needed a combination of results that didn't come together, resulting in their also being eliminated from the tournament.

Ariel Lassiter put Portland ahead in the 7th minute. Ramón Juárez 's header equalized in the 52nd minute. Portland played with a man down from the 50th minute after Fory was sent off.

The match went into seven minutes of stoppage time, but there were no further goals. In the penalty shootout, Cameron Miller missed for Portland, allowing América to win the series.

Club Tijuana was eliminated from the 2025 Leagues Cup after falling 2-1 to the Seattle Sounders in the final match of Phase One for both teams. The American team's goals came from the air: Osaze De Rosario tied the game with a header in the 56th minute, and Danny Musovski sealed the victory with another header in the 87th minute, following a collective play down the right flank.

With this result, Seattle secured its spot in the quarterfinals as the only MLS team with three wins in three matches, after thrashing Cruz Azul 7-0 and defeating Santos Laguna 2-1 in their previous matches. Tijuana , meanwhile, closes its run without advancing, joining the list of Mexican teams eliminated in this edition of the binational tournament.