Cruz Azul vs Orlando: how to watch the match, lineups and prediction for the 2024 Leagues Cup Round of 32

The round of 16 keys were confirmed Leagues Cup 2024 between Liga MX and the MLS. One of the crossings is Orlando City against Blue Cross in it Exploria Stadiumto be held next Friday, August 9.

The Lions They come from having finished in first place in the East Group 2where they managed to beat the team 4-1 CF Montreal with goals from Dagur Thorhallson, Facundo Torres, Ramiro Enrique and Martin Ojedathey also tied 1-1 with the Athletic San Luis thanks to the target of Enriquealthough they ended up with ten elements due to the expulsion of Kyle Smith.

On the other hand, La Máquina tied both of its games in the East Group 4 to qualify as second. In front of the Charlotte FC There were not so many, losing in the penalty shootout 4-2 after the failures of Charly Rodriguez and Luis Romo. Already in the case of the Philadelphia Uniontied 1-1 with the Argentine Carlos Rotondi as the sky blue scorer, taking everything to penalties, now winning 5-3.

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When? Friday, August 9th
Where? Orlando, Florida
Stadium: Exploria Staidum (Inter&Co Stadium)
Schedule: To define

Channel: Apple TV
Streaming: MS Season Pass on Apple TV

After qualifying for the next round of the Leagues Cupthe Argentine coach Martin Anselmi He reiterated his commitment to compete to the maximum for the title, and also noted that he does not feel pressure after what happened with his team in the last edition of the binational tournament when they were eliminated in the round of 32 against Charlotte FC by penalties.

“We are Cruz Azul. History and statistics are there to tell it first, and then to break it, and beyond that, we were obliged to qualify for the next phase.”he declared.

“We are not coming to the United States to keep up, we are coming to the United States to compete and try to reach the final phase. We are not here to keep up”he concluded.

On the other hand, La Máquina adds to the offensive the incorporations of its youth players, Mateo Levy and Amaury Moraleswho recently won the Mexican U-20 championship in the CONCACAF Pre-World Cup.

Goalie: Kevin Mier
Defenses: Erik Lira, Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Rotondi
Midfielders: Ignacio Rivero, Luis Romo, Lorenzo Faravelli
Forwards: Alexis Gutiérrez, Giorgios Giakoumakis
Substitutes: Andres Montano, Andres Gudiño, Camilo Candido, Charly Rodriguez, Mateo Levy, Uriel Antuna, Angel Sepulveda, Amaury Garcia, Amaury Morales, Luis Jimenez, Jorge Garcia, Raymundo Rubio, Bryan Gamboa

Knowing who his rival would be for the round of 32, the Colombian coach Oscar Couple He sent a message to the Blue Cross.

“We are very proud to be able to bring Cruz Azul here and to be able to play such an important game like that, hopefully our fans can come”he indicated.

Regarding the victory on penalties that allowed them to be in the next phase, the Argentine defender Rodrigo Schlegel he exclaimed: “I think it speaks to the mentality we have in this group. The last four and a half years, we played like always, we wanted to win, to always be protagonists. That is what we showed on the field as a group. Sometimes it is more noticeable than other times, but this group always goes out with the intention of continuing to fight and I think that says a lot about us.”.

Goalie: Pedro Gallese
Defenses: Robin Jason, Rodrigo Schlegel, Dagur Thorhallsson, Rafael Santos
Midfielders: Martin Ojeda, Wilder Cartagena, Cesar Araujo
Forwards: Ramiro Enrique, Ivan Angulo, Facundo Torres
Substitutes: Nicolás Lodeiro, Duncan McGuire, Jeorgio Kocevski, David Brekalo, FelipeMartins, Yutaro Tsukada, Javier Otero, Alexander Freeman, Luis Muriel, Colin Guske

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