Pachuca announces Christian Rivera's return to Liga MX after his failure in Brazil. The Mexican club accepted to pay the debt of $2.1 million dollars of Sport Recife and make use of the Colombian's services. Rivera, 29, played for Sport Recife in the Serie A of Brazil, but did not achieve the expected individual and collective productivity. Despite playing 3,548 minutes, he only added one assist and did not score a goal. Additionally, Sport Recife descended to the Serie B, which is the same as the second division of the competition. Pachuca, led by Esteban Solari, is preparing to debut in the Clausura 2026 with a match against Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron de Zapopan, Jalisco. The Mexican team has announced Christian Rivera as a reinforcement for the tournament, and did it with a video generated with artificial intelligence where he is seen as a supposed gladiator returning to the lines that he once knew. Pachuca is preparing to face Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara at the Estadio Akron de Zapopan, Jalisco, in the first match of the Clausura 2026.