Cruz Azul vs América: schedule, TV channel, online streaming, possible lineups, forecast and more

Next Thursday, May 23, the Young Classic, when Blue Cross receive the America in it Sports City Stadium for the grand final of the First Leg of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, of the Liga MX.

From the hand of the Argentine coach Martin AnselmiLa Maquina returns to an Aztec football final and did so by drawing 2-2 on aggregate with Rayados de Monterrey, taking advantage of his position in the table. Before, in the quarterfinals, they beat the Cougars by aggregate 4-2.

To reach a new Mexican soccer final with the aim of achieving the two-time championship, the Águilas had to leave their staunch rival on the road, Chivasin it National Classicwhich they beat 1-0 on aggregate through the solitary goal of Israel Kings in it Aztec stadium. Previously, the 2-2 aggregate draw against Pachuca In the quarterfinals it helped him qualify due to his position in the table.

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When? Thursday, May 23
Where? Mexico City
Stadium: Sports City
Schedule: to define

Channel: TUDN
streaming: ViX

Just in his first tournament in Mexico, Martin Anselmi He has already fulfilled the objective of putting La Maquina in a final, and it should also be remembered that his contract was recently renewed due to the good results obtained.

Along with the helmsman came players like the Colombian defender Willer Dittathe Argentine defender Gonzalo Piovithe midfielder Lorenzo Faravelli and the Colombian goalkeeper Kevin Mier, all of them key pieces in the operation of the team. Another who arrived at the institution at the request of the strategist was the Paraguayan Camilo Candidowho had more of a relief role.

Throughout the semester, the cement team added ten victories, three draws and four losses, with 23 goals scored against 14 conceded.

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

For the second consecutive tournament, the Brazilian coach André Jardine He has reached a Mexican soccer final, expanding his figure on the azulcrema bench.

“One more final, it is important to be in this club, I don’t think we can win all the titles we play for, but the important thing is to fight for them. It has been ten, eleven years in which America was not in consecutive finals. Things come out that are not true, in the games you can see the level of the team, the commitment. Although we don’t always play the way we want because the players are not robots.”he indicated.

“On the other side there is also a rival who manages to neutralize you, which is what happened in the first g
ame. Today I am going to talk about the good things, always controlled, always going ahead. The 0-0 was useful for us, but we were always closer to the goal. We have to enjoy, give ourselves the right to celebrate, and on Monday we will think about the final.”added the South American.

Goalie: Luis Malagón
Defenses: Ramón Juárez, Igor Lichnovsky, ‘Chicote’ Calderón, Israel Reyes
Midfielders: Álvaro Fidalgo, Jonathan Dos Santos, Diego Valdés
Forwards: Alejandro Zendejas, Julián Quiñones, Henry Martín
Substitutes: Óscar Jiménez Javairo Dilrosun, Luis Fuentes, Sebastián Cáceres, Kevin Álvarez, Emilio Lara, Salvador Reyes, Richard Sánchez, Brian Rodríguez, Illian Hernández, Santiago Naveda, Néstor Araujo

Cruz Azul 1-1 America

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