hɪz kˈɑːntɹækt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz tə tˈaɪ hˌɪm tə ðɪ ɛstˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ˈæztɛkə fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz, spˈɛsᵻfˌaɪd ðæt hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn kˈoʊpə lˈɪbɚtˌædoːɹz ɡˈeɪmz, bˌʌt ðə mˈɛksɪkən klˈʌb lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐlˈaʊd hˌɪm tə plˈeɪ ɪn əfˈɪʃəl pɹˈaɪmɹə dᵻvˌɪsɪˈɑːn də mˈeɪksɪkˌoʊ mˈætʃᵻz.
His contract, which was to tie him to the Estadio Azteca for four years, specified that he was only to participate in Copa Libertadores games, but the Mexican club later allowed him to play in official Primera División de México matches.