With his victory over Santos Laguna in the final of the Guardianes 2021 tournament, Cruz Azul broke the greatest curse in Mexican soccer. The cement team shook off bad luck and won the league title after 23 years without achieving it. Under the orders of Juan Máximo Reynoso, the Sky Machine won its ninth League MX championship and excited its fans with a promising future. However, the performance of the celestial in the Grita México 2021 has not been expected.
The two-time championship of the Machine looks a long way off right now. Despite maintaining the base of the champion team, Cruz Azul has not been able to look as solid as in the past semester. Reynoso’s team has suffered several casualties due to injury and has also been affected by the calls of several of its elements to the national team. The team is currently in seventh position in the general table after 12 games.
In this period, the cement producers have reaped four victories, six draws and two defeats. His actions on the pitch have not convinced his followers and patience is slowly beginning to run out among Cruz Azul fans. Why did the team change their style and level of play so drastically from tournament to tournament? This is one of the questions that people frequently ask themselves.
The Mexico City team has a pending match and could move up some position, but the feeling of this team in the second half of the Mexican tournament is that it will not be enough to win the two-time championship. The Celeste Machine has a good chance of qualifying for the league, but at this moment it is not envisioned as one of the candidates to win the cup. Ahead are teams like América, Rayados, Tigres, León and Toluca.
The closing of Cruz Azul will be one of the most complicated on the calendar. The Celeste Machine still has pending matches against the surprising Atlas, Chivas, América, León and Pumas. That is, he will face three of his historical rivals, in addition to the rojinegros, who have shown a great performance this semester.
It seems that the hope of the two-time Cruz Azul championship is fading. Although hope is what dies last.