What happens if América and Cruz Azul tie on the aggregate score in the final?

Thursday, May 23, Ciudad de los Deportes stadium field, in Mexico City. The Blue Cross Celestial Machine received a visit from Eagles of Americafor the match corresponding to the first leg of the final for the Clausura 2024 tournament.

The first leg match was won by Cruz Azul with a goal from Uriel Antuna just in the ninth minute, who scored neatly from the eleven steps, after Malagón committed a foul inside the area, even saving himself from the yellow card.

However, Julián Quiñones ordered it to be saved just seven minutes later, making the score 1-1 and giving some peace of mind to the Azulcremas fans, who are going to rest somewhat calmly, knowing that everything will be decided at home next Sunday .

As happened in the spring of 2013, when América and Cruz Azul competed in the league tournament, everything will be decided on May 26, on the field of the Azteca stadium. Stage that brings back sweet memories to Azulcremas fans… and no wonder.

Aquivaldo Mosquera’s goal near the end of the game; Moisés Muñoz’s header deflected by a light blue soccer player and total madness at the Coloso de Santa Úrsula. Miguel’s excessive celebration: ‘Piojo’ Herrera, the penalties, Miguel Layún’s definition and the Olympic return that represented title number eleven for an America that today has fourteen stars and dreams of championship number fifteen.

To achieve this, America needs to win no matter what, either during the ninety minutes of regulation or in extra time, since it is necessary to remember that the away goal no longer counts as a tie-breaking criterion. Therefore, if the tie persists, everything would be defined from the eleven steps.

Cruz Azul, for its part, is still fighting to shake off that ghost. And although in 2021 it seemed to end his curse, after winning his ninth star, when the rival wears azulcrema something happens. That is why it is very important, for the celestials, to take the Olympic lap next Sunday. Winning is also a must for cement workers.

If the referee whistles the end of the match and the overall score remains tied, contrary to what happens in the quarterfinals and semifinals, where the tiebreaker criteria favors the best placed in the general table, now they have to go to extra time to meet the champion.

If at the end of the two fifteen-minute halves the tie prevails, cementeros and azulcremas would go to penalties, as happened on May 26, 2013.