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Cruz Azul Edges Out Santos Laguna in Thrilling Torreón Match
The Estadio Corona in Torreón witnessed a captivating match between Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul, part of the Liga MX Clausura 2024’s round 9. The game, played on February 20th, 2025, concluded with a 1-0 victory for Cruz Azul.
Iván Rivero scored the lone goal in the 11th minute, assisted by Carlos Rotondi, sparking celebrations among the visiting fans. The match was characterized by its intensity, featuring numerous fouls (9 by Santos and 18 by Cruz Azul). Santos Laguna initially had more possession, but Cruz Azul controlled the latter stages of the game. Both teams received yellow cards: Santos with two (Barticciotto and Naveda) and Cruz Azul with four (Lira, Bogusz, and two for Sepulveda). Cruz Azul dominated possession (56%) and created more scoring chances (17 shots, 5 on target), compared to Santos Laguna’s 7 shots (2 on target). The visitors also enjoyed a corner kick advantage, with 10 to 7. Despite late pressure from Santos Laguna, Cruz Azul held on to secure the three points. The referee was Jesús Rafael López Valle.
Substitutions santos laguna: at minute 46 S. Munoz came in and S. Naveda went out., at minute 69 G. Munoz came in and C. Dajome went out., at minute 70 E. Echeverria came in and B. Amione went out., at minute 84 T. Jimenez came in and R. Sordo went out.
Substitutions cruz azul: at minute 62 L. Faravelli came in and G. Giakoumakis went out., at minute 62 A. Sepulveda came in and A. H. Gutierrez Torres went out., at minute 72 L. Romero came in and M. Bogusz went out., at minute 73 J. Sanchez came in and I. Rivero went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Santos Laguna
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Cruz Azul
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