Twenty years after the establishment of short tournaments in Mexico, one trend remains: the sixth place that qualifies for the final phase, the title dispute, has never won the championship. This time, Pumas will have to break that statistic, as they are still alive in the quarterfinals against Tigres; this Saturday, they will play the remaining ninety minutes, with the obligation to get a victory, at the Volcán.

There have been 40 tournaments since 1996, in which, on 27 occasions, the sixth-place teams have been eliminated in the quarterfinals; seven times in the semifinals, and the remaining six times have lost in the title dispute. University is still in the competition, despite the statistics, but they will be against the current, needing a victory in Monterrey.

In the quarterfinal round, Morelia is the team that has been eliminated the most, with five eliminations; América and Santos have done it twice each in the semifinals, and Pachuca is the team that has succumbed in two finals after finishing in sixth place. This would be the first time, if Pumas were eliminated.

Additionally, Pachuca, América, and Morelia are the teams that have finished in sixth place the most times since 1996, as each of them has finished in sixth place five times. This, along with the complexity of the opponent, will be the statistic that Pumas will face in their attempt to reach the semifinals. Pumas is going against the trend, against the history.