Liga México: The curse is over: Cruz Azul became the champion of Mexican soccer | sports

The Blue Cross, of the Peruvian coach Juan Reynoso, tied this Sunday 1-1 in a thrilling match with the Santos Laguna and won the final of Closing of Mexican soccer to win his ninth league title, first in more than 23 years.

Cruz Azul had won the first leg 1-0 on Thursday and went ahead in the final by a 2-1 margin.

The Uruguayan Jonathan Rodríguez converted for the Reynoso celestial team and rescued the equalizer, after the Chilean Diego Valdes he had put Santos in front.

Santos gave a dance to the Blues in the first half; He kept possession and leaned against his goal to the rival defense.

Despite having won the first leg, having everything in their favor in their stadium against an opponent with terrible numbers as visitors, Cruz Azul looked nervous; the Paraguayan defender Pablo Aguilar lost the duels with Eduardo Aguirre, Your partner Juan Escobar it was insecure in the rear and the rest contributed little.

Santos lacked aim in the area until at 37 Valdés appeared from behind, took advantage of the passivity of the defenders and with a left-footed shot at the angle from outside the area, gave Santos the advantage and tied the final 1-1 .

Reynoso’s team was in the first half a caricature of the powerful leader of the regular phase with the best attack and the safest defense of the season; only Luis Romo he kept his performance high and in the 45th minute he was close to tying the game, appearing between two defenders in the area.

Forced to abandon the philosophy of playing not to lose, the same that it cost him to lose six league finals since 1999Cruz Azul changed the attitude in the second half; Reynoso replaced Roberto Alvarado by the peruvian Yoshimar Yotún already Orbelín Pineda from the front Santiago Gimenez.

Reynoso’s harangue in the dressing room and the modifications changed the face of Cruz Azul, who in 48 had the tie in Giménez’s boots, who lacked the proper timing and let the opportunity go.

Three minutes later the home team reaped the fruits of their new attitude and tied the duel with a forehand goal from “Cabecita” Rodríguez a pass from the newly admitted Yotún.

After having had Santos in his fist, in the 75 Cruz Azul backed down waiting for a counterattack and the Uruguayan coach’s team Guillermo Almada, who sent the Colombian to the party Andrés Ibarguen and the mexican Jose Ocejo, revived with a couple of dangerous set pieces.

In 86 Reynoso took his scorer, Jonathan Rodríguez, off the field, replaced by Jose Martinez, a move to strengthen his defense, the best of the season.

Cruz Azul suffered. In 93 the goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona he was left with a ball in a corner kick and thus prevented the goalkeeper’s shot Carlos Acevedo, who had joined the attack.

The beautiful show got dirty with an outbreak of a fight in ’95 in which players from both sides and coach Reynoso were involved; reprimands to the Brazilian defender Matheus Doria, from Santos, and Santiago Giménez, from Cruz Azul, were the last flash of the final.

Cruz Azul won its ninth star and got four from America, three from Guadalajara already one of the Toluca.