The UNAM Pumas couldn't make explode their great football power in the first-leg duel of the semifinals of the Clausura 2026 tournament, but at At the end of the day, they reduced the damage to a minimum during their visit to the Hidalgo stadium by allowing Pachuca to only win with a goal difference.

In this way, the return duel is open for next Sunday in Ciudad Universitaria, where the felines led by Efraín Juárez They must overcome the goal disadvantage to advance to the grand final and this is where the interesting of the second duel between tuzos and felines.

Because until the moment the goal of the naturalized Dutch Moroccan Oussama Idrissi has Eduardo Solari's team with one foot in the final, p But the key will be stopping the high volume of offensive play of the Pumas team which in this tournament demonstrated great power in their stadium.

Idrissi made the only score of the match, after a short corner shot charge, in which they made a play p repaired and with a big right shot from outside the area, which was deflected on the path and Keylor Navas couldn't react. 

Pumas made no hidden from the beginning that they preferred to wait for the match with a more reserved approach than the one they used c against America by leaving Uriel Antuna and the Brazilian Juninho on the bench, using Pablo Bennevendo and Antonio Leone. 

It could be said that this way of defending themselves did not correspond to the philosophy of the Pumas, but in the end the end justifies the means, although it could not be It is said that Pachuca is already ruled out from advancing to the final, especially because it has offensive men capable of changing the destiny of any game.

In this match on Thursday, Kennedy and Oussama Idrissi were the generators of the greatest options of danger, but in the end flirting with danger was cheap for the Pumas for the duel on Sunday in CU.

At minute 38 the reward came for the pressure of the Tuzos on the university students. First, Pablo Bennevendo gave a corner shot, and later did the same Keylor Navas; 

Pumas modified in the second half with the come-on of Juninho and with this gained liveliness, to the degree that generated the expulsion of Eduardo Bauermann when the Brazilian was swept and stopped the university attack. Ismael López had only warned the centreback, but the VAR called him and after reviewing the action, sent him off for missing a clear goal opportunity. 

Despite the expulsion, Pumas couldn't tie the match, while the Tuzos held back a little in defense. Time was very little and no longer t time for more and from the capital and hidalguenses left a very open series for the Vuelta and defining the team that advances to the grand Final of the Clausura 2026.