ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dʒuːlˈaɪ, æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, hiː ɐnˈaʊnst hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌm fˈʊtbɔːl ɪfˈɛktɪv ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ kɹˈuːz æzˈuːlz sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd mˈætʃ ʌvðə tˈoːɹnɪˌoʊ ˈæpɚtʃɚɹə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn ɐɡˈɛnst təlˈuːkə.
On 27 July, at the age of 46, he announced his retirement from football effective immediately after Cruz Azul's second round match of the Torneo Apertura 2019 against Toluca.