Assistant referee Jesus Aaron Gomez Ruiz has been suspended after he was filmed making a four-finger gesture toward Atlas supporters during Saturday’s match against Pachuca, according to reports by FOX Sports Mexico and Mediotiempo.
The Comision de Arbitraje has made no official announcement. The reports agree that Gomez Ruiz will miss time, but they differ on how much, and the definitive sanction has not been published.
What the Video Shows
Atlas lost 1-4 at home at Estadio Jalisco on Saturday, November 7, 2026, in Jornada 16 of the Apertura 2026. A video shared on social media shows the assistant raising four fingers toward the home supporters, an apparent reference to the four goals Atlas conceded, after reported insults from the stand.
Atlas finished the match with ten men after Adonis Frias was sent off in the 82nd minute.
Two Reports, One Disagreement on the Ban
Fernando Lara of FOX Sports Mexico reports that Gomez Ruiz has been suspended for Jornada 17 and for the entire Liguilla of the Apertura 2026.
Lara also reports that the Atlas board was furious, arguing there is no justification for a match official to mock a result in front of supporters.
Mediotiempo, citing its own source, reports the same overall scope: suspended for the rest of the Apertura 2026. Mediotiempo also reports that Atlas filed a formal complaint with the Comision de Arbitraje over the gesture.
Not every report agrees on the scope. ESPN has been cited in regional coverage with a suspension of two matches, while David Medrano reported that the commission considers the conduct grave and that the definitive sanction has not been announced, with the case to be reviewed during the FIFA break.
No Official Word Yet
The incident lands in a season of friction between Atlas and the refereeing bodies. Mediotiempo notes the club has had three player red-card sanctions overturned on appeal this season, and that Saturday’s match also brought a disallowed Atlas goal that could have tied the match at 2-2.
The case will also be an early test for the FMF’s new technical refereeing committee, created in October as part of a wider overhaul of Mexican refereeing.
FutnSoccer will update this story when the Comision de Arbitraje announces the sanction or publishes the Jornada 17 designations.
