Cruz Azul thrashes América in a thrilling match
D.F. – Cruz Azul beat América in a vibrant encounter on matchday 6 of the Liga MX Apertura 2024. The match, played at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes and refereed by César Ramos Palazuelos, ended with a resounding 5-1 victory for La Máquina.
América opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a goal from Bruno Rodríguez, assisted by Néstor Araujo. However, Cruz Azul reacted with force in the second half of the first half. In the 44th minute, Georgios Giakoumakis scored the equalizer, and just one minute later, Ángel Sepúlveda put La Máquina in the lead, assisted by Luis Romo.
The second half continued with a dominant Cruz Azul. In the 79th minute, Augusto H. Gutiérrez Torres extended the lead, and finally, in the 90th minute, Leonardo Faravelli closed the scoring, assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
The statistics reflect Cruz Azul’s dominance: 54% possession, 8 shots (5 on target, 2 off target), 2 corners, 11 fouls, 3 yellow cards and no reds. América, on the other hand, had 46% possession, 10 shots (2 on target, 6 off target), 5 corners, 4 fouls, 3 yellow cards and no reds.
The result leaves Cruz Azul in a privileged position in the table, while América will need to recover for the next match.
Substitutions club america: at minute 42 E. Sanchez came in and D. Valdes went out., at minute 64 R. Aguirre came in and R. Sanchez went out., at minute 64 J. Dilrosun came in and C. Borja went out., at minute 64 A. Cervantes came in and J. dos Santos went out., at minute 73 C. Calderon came in and S. Caceres went out.
Substitutions cruz azul: at minute 46 I. Rivero came in and C. Rotondi went out., at minute 67 C. Candido came in and E. Lira went out., at minute 67 C. Rodriguez came in and G. Giakoumakis went out., at minute 84 M. Levy came in and A. Sepulveda went out., at minute 84 A. Montano came in and A. H. Gutierrez Torres went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cruz Azul
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Club America
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