Blue Cross
lives a worrying present with the final phase of the
mexican soccer
just around the corner. The Machine let the direct pass escape to the leaguewhich he had in his hands for more than half of the Closure 2022but which he saw fade in the final stretch of the season.
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Playoff with scoring drought
Cruz Azul threatens itself | the dictation
Now, the cement producers will face a life or death commitment in the playoffs with a crisis of results and an alarming scoring drought.
Those led by John Reynoso they started the semester with 17 goals in the first 10 games for an average of 1.7 goals per game. In fact, Blue Cross he scored in each of his first 10 games of the season. This while facing the challenge of the CONCACAF Champions League in their series against Forge FC y Montreal.
The scoring drop in the middle of the tournament
However, the Machine began to suffer in its offensive zone as of date 11, since in the rest of the Closure 2022 they only added three goals, an average of 0.42 per game.
In four of these matches he went to zero and only won one, against Queretaro. During this period, with the exception of the white roosters, the cement producers only faced rivals that qualified for at least the playoffs. They only managed to score against Mazatlan and Atlas.
Adrian Macias/Adrian Macias
Lucas Passerini celebrates his 2-0 goal with Guillermo Fernandez of Cruz Azul during the Cruz Azul vs Queretaro match, corresponding to Matchday 09 of the Grita Mexico A21 Opening Tournament of the BBVA MX League, at the Azteca Stadium, on September 19, 2021 .
Also, during this streak, Blue Cross saw how his crisis increased with the elimination in the Concacaf at the hands of Pumasleaving behind his dream of lifting a new international trophy.
The defense has compensated for the lack of goal
The silver lining for the Machine is that despite not finding the goal, their defense managed to keep opposing offenses in a low-key state. In the last five games of the season, including the second leg of the Concacaf compared to Pumas, Blue Cross only received a couple of annotations (Atletico San Luis and Chivas).
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Blue Cross will face with Necaxa next Saturday, May 7 at 5:45 p.m. with the Aztec stadium as a stage in search of its place in the quarterfinals of the BBVA MX League.
