The probable alignment of Cruz Azul vs Atlas in J16 of Clausura 2024

With 29 points, Blue Cross marches in fourth position of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, of the Liga MXso he is already qualified for the final phase, however, he will seek to enter directly to the League and avoid the Play-Inso they will look for a new victory next Sunday, March 21 against the Atlasalready eliminated from the contest.

Prior to this duel against the Rojinegros in the Aztec stadiumThe Machine defeated the Puebla last minute in the Cuauhtémoc Stadium thanks to the minimum of Uriel Antunawho scored from the penalty spot, in a match that was plagued with controversy.

On the other hand, despite being eliminated, the Atlas comes from coming back 2-1 to Atlético San Luis in it Jalisco Stadium thanks to a double of Carlos Robleseven though the Ivorian striker Franck Boli He put the visitors ahead, although he was also sent off in the second half.

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Goalkeeper: Kevin Mier – If La Maquina has gained a lot of confidence in the lower part, it is due to the great performance of the Colombian, who quickly won over the fans with his good reflexes.

Defense: Gonzalo Piovi – The Argentine has already become the leader of the central defense, after the team was left without one with the departure of important figures. As the tournament has progressed he has looked better.

Defense: Carlos Salcedo – Despite being a little forgotten at the beginning of the tournament, in the end, the Argentine coach Martin Anselmi He decided to make use of the Titan even when the followers were not happy with him. Little by little he responded again.

Defense: Willer Ditta – The Colombian has had his mistakes in the contest when he was expelled and punished for different circumstances. He already calmed down and in the last game he managed to come out.

Pivot: Charly Rodríguez – The striped youth player has been established for a long time as the only containment, after some experiments carried out by the helmsman throughout the semester.

Inside left: Camilo Cándido – Another one that was somewhat forgotten at the start. Even when he arrived as reinforcement, the Paraguayan spent more than half of the semester on the bench, but finally the coach has given him a relevant role.

Inside right: Ignacio Rivero – The sky blue captain has been placed in various positions such as winger, defender, pivot and winger, but the coach liked his performance as an interior player.

Midfielder: Alexis Gutiérrez – Yes ok Rodrigo Huescas He is the one who is shining most intensely, the light blue youth player appeared at the beginning behind the forwards leaving good feelings, so he would repeat.

Midfielder: Lorenzo Faravelli – This reinforcement was used from the first game and his services are rarely dispensed with, since he is the orchestrator and brain of the midfield.

Forward: Carlos Rotondi – Thanks to the unfortunate injury of the Uruguayan Gabriel Fernandez and the scoring drought of Angel Sepúlvedathe coach has chosen to play without a '9' and in some way it has worked for him.

Forward: Uriel Antuna – Nobody denies that The Witcher is the real danger of the celestial attack, since if it were not for him
there is rarely any danger from his companions. The penalty he scored brought joy to his colleagues and fans.

This is what Cruz Azul's possible lineup would look like (3-1-4-2):

Goalie: Kevin Mier
Defenses: Gonzalo Piovi, Carlos Salcedo, Willer Ditta
Midfielders: Charly Rodríguez, Lolo Faravelli, Alexis Gutiérrez, Ignacio Rivero, Camilo Cándido
Forwards: Carlos Rotondi, Uriel Antuna
Substitutes: Andrés Gudiño, Rafael Guerrero, Erik Lira, Rodrigo Huescas, Ángel Sepúlveda, Carlos Vargas, Raymundo Rubio, Amaury Morales, Mateo Levy, Mauro Zaleta, Bryan Gamboa

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