Cruz Azul continues to show that it is raising its hand in the tournament to be a candidate for the title and now it was their turn to beat Tigres 1-0 at home, thanks to the fact that the celestials once again imposed the “Anselmi Style”, pressing at the start, taking advantage of the bands and Gonzalo Piovi’s game changes.
The Machine reached five victories in a row in the Clausura 2024 and shut up against the critics who thought that Tigres would be the team that could stop the Machine, but not even the runner-up seems to stop a team that demonstrates unusual solidity.
The only goal of the game was due to an own goal by Diego Reyes, who swept in front of a center from Uriel Antuna and pushed the ball into his own goal. Nahuel Guzmán, who had been attentive to taking out the sky blue options, could not do anything faced with a play in which no matter what it was going to end in a goal.
And the light blues cannot find a rival who can stop their new style of play. That cement pressure at the start of the rival has been the grave of all the teams that have been defeated by Cruz Azul, which thus positions itself as the general leader and is a serious candidate to lift the cup.
Patience was key for Cruz Azul
To try to beat a defense like Tigres, Rodolfo Rotondi tried to score the greatest goal of the tournament, but his scissors shot went over the frame after Antuna had placed a cross at the far post.
Tigres’ clear response was from Ozziel Herrera after Juan Brunetta stole the ball in the sky and served for the forward who flew the ball when attempting a powerful shot.
Before the end of the first half, Faravelli crashed the ball into Carioca after a pass from Huescas in the classic attacking play of the Machine that has given such good results in the tournament with the overflow down the wing. The Argentine kicked the post out of anger at failing the option.
Antuna was able to dress as a hero on a couple of occasions, first in a shot that Nahuel rejected and that Sepúlveda could not finish on goal and then in the second half after a pass from Rotondi in which he tried a powerful shot but the round flew.
The cement streak
Then came Cruz Azul’s goal play in a devastating counterattack. This time not even André-Pierre Gignac could change the feline story that succumbed at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium at the hands of a Cruz Azul.
Only a fight at the end of the game overshadowed the victory as both teams had strong pushes on the field. For this reason, Tigres defender Eduardo Tercero and Cruz Azul defender Willer Ditta were expelled.
In this way, Cruz Azul equaled the mark of 5 wins in a row in Apertura 2022, which in that tournament ended in the Quarterfinals.
In that competition, the Machine closed the Regular Phase with four victories in a row and later beat León in the Repechage with a score of 1-0. However, in the Liguilla they tied the first leg against Monterrey and were then defeated 3-0 at the Rayados Stadium.
2024-02-18 05:13:07
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