The Artificial intelligence arrived at the Liga MX. In your tournament Closing 2026 received the semi-automatic misplacement system (words, in English) to improve the arbitration.
The match between Tijuana Xolos against him Americaof the Day 1saw for the first time the application of this system that is used in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. It operates thanks to the support of AI Genius Sport, until now the only provider authorized by FIFA.
In that debut, it had its first practical use: at 23′, Raul Zuniga He put the ball in the goal and the SAOT detected an advanced position upon contact, which was confirmed by the VAR, to annul the goal.
How does the semi-automatic offside system (SAOT) work? When it applies and rules explained
With his 28 high speed camerascombined with a sensor in the ball, the offside semi-automatic generates sufficient visual evidence with instant and 3D replicas of plays. This is so that the referee table assigned to the VAR makes the best possible decision.
This system can measure four resources:
- 29 body point tracking
- Player detection 50 times per second
- Detection of the ball 500 times per second
- Instant 3D image replica
