Puebla and Querétaro will open Jornada 17 on Friday at Estadio Cuauhtémoc, bringing the Clausura 2026 regular season to its final day with both clubs practically eliminated. The match is scheduled as the first game of the round and will be available on FOX One, Tubi and Azteca 7.
Querétaro enters the closing matchday in 14th place with 17 points, the result of three wins, eight draws and five losses. Puebla sits 17th in the overall table with three wins, four draws and nine losses. That standing leaves little room for drama in the table, but it gives the game a clear edge: one team is trying to finish with some dignity, the other is trying to avoid closing the campaign at the bottom.
The final date of the regular season usually brings some last-minute movement, but this one arrives with the bracket nearly settled and both teams already described as practically eliminated. That makes Friday less about qualification and more about the record each side carries into the break, especially for two clubs that have spent much of the Clausura 2026 chasing form they never fully found.
There is still one tension in a game like this. Even without postseason stakes, the last match of a season can expose how far a team has come, or how little has changed. Puebla and Querétaro meet with nearly the same burden: enough poor results to end their hopes early, and one more 90-minute chance to make the final line of the standings look less unforgiving.
For both sides, Jornada 17 is not a path forward. It is the last page of a regular season that is almost over before the whistle even blows.
