On matchday 8 of the 2025 Liga MX Clausura Tournament, a controversy arose over a disallowed goal in the match between Pachuca and Chivas, generating various reactions, including from the son of former Mexican president Felipe Calderón, Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala. In this match, an intense debate erupted due to a supposed offside position of Salomón Rondón, a Pachuca player, on the goal that would have meant the equalizer.
After the game, various analysts and sports journalists shared images close to the VAR footage on social media, arguing that Rondón was in an offside position at the moment he received the ball, although there were discrepancies regarding the authenticity of the presented image. Many considered that the captured image circulated on social media was not the correct one, and in the absence of clear vectors, it was complicated to determine with certainty whether there was really an offside position.
Amid the controversy, Luis Felipe Calderón Zavala defended Pachuca and criticized the current refereeing situation, highlighting the crisis of credibility facing officiating in Liga MX. "But if that's being onside, Rondón!" Calderón expressed, referring to the validity of the disallowed goal. The situation sparked an intense debate on social media and highlighted doubts and questions surrounding the performance of referees in Mexican football.
