Cruz Azul vs Chivas: where to watch, possible lineups and prediction for J9 of the Apertura 2024

Next Saturday, September 21st, Blue Cross faces Chivas in it Sports City Stadiuma match that is not a classic, but that has a great impact because it involves two of the ‘big four’ of Mexican soccer. This commitment corresponds to Matchday 9 of the 2024 Apertura Tournament, of the Liga MX

The Machine comes to this duel after having lost the undefeated against the Athletic San Luis last Tuesday by a score of 3-1 in the Alfonso Lastras Stadium. The Uruguayan captain Ignacio Rivero opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, but the Ivorian Franck Boli tied the score at 35′ and before the end of the first half, Javier Guemez achieved the comeback. Unfortunately for the Celestes, the Argentine Gonzalo Piovi He made a mistake with a kick and was sent off in the 74th minute, while an own goal by Erik Lira closed the scoreboard. Despite this, the Argentine team Martin Anselmi They remain at the top of the table with 19 points.

On the other hand, the Sacred Flock returned to the path of victory by beating 2-0 Lion in it Akron Stadiumthanks to Roberto Alvarado and an own goal by Paul BellonIn the first half, Guadalajara dominated the action, but was not fine in front of goal, although before going to the break, Antonio Briseno He received a clear foul from the Ecuadorian Jordy Alcivarwhich was reviewed in the VAR to decree the penalty in favor, which was converted The LouseIn the second half, the emerald defender sent the ball to his goal after a header from Victor Guzman. Thanks to this, the Argentines Fernando Gago They are fifth with 14 points.

The last confrontation between both institutions ended with a victory for Blue Cross by a 3-0 landslide, with a double from Uriel Antuna and a little more from the Argentine Lorenzo Faravelli.

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When? Saturday, September 21
Where? Mexico City
Stadium: City of Sports
Schedule: 21:05 hours

Channel: TUDN
Online streaming: ViX

Against the Potosinos, La Máquina lost its unbeaten streak, however, the Argentine coach Martin Anselmi He was honest and accepted that they are not invincible, he also commented that they stopped being intense and that the expulsion of Gonzalo Piovi affected them.

“I think that at certain moments during the game we stopped being ourselves. I think we were intense, we pressed very well for a number of minutes. We scored at a time when we weren’t doing very well, and from then on our advantage didn’t last. We adjusted the pressure because they changed us and they started to create a hold. I think it’s time to look inward, learn from what happened and correct things for the next game. It’s the first defeat, so we’re not unbeatable, we’re not invincible either, and we came up against a rival who did well.”the strategist declared.

Now, in the clash against the Tuneros, Jorge Sanchez He received a hard blow to the face that ended in seven stitches, so he could be doubtful to face the red and white team. According to FOX Sportsthe medical team of the Celestes would have taken more than 20 minutes to close the wound on the eyebrow of the full-back. Therefore, everything will depend on his evolution in these days.

Goalie: Kevin Mier
Defenses: Erik Lira, Willer Ditta, Luis Romo
Midfielders: Charly Rodríguez, Ignacio Rivero, Lolo Faravelli, Carlos Rotondi, Andrés Montaño
Forwards: Ángel Sepúlveda, Giorgos Giakoumakis
Substitutes: Camilo Candido, Jorge Sanchez, Alexis Gutierrez, Mateo Levy, Carlos Vargas, Amaury Morales, Amaury Garcia, Andres Gudiño, Raymundo Rubio, Luis Iturbide, Luis Gutierrez, Cristian Jimenez

Now with the three points in the bag after the tough defeat in the National Classic, Fernando Gago He assured that the Rebaño is experiencing great football growth, and also left aside the fact that it is the only team that has not conceded a goal at home in the semester.

“Every negative result is annoying, it hurts, it bothers, but football constantly gives us revenge, the issue is how we face the situations to be able to play, I think we have been growing very well in football, that we have to continue improving, but the victory also strengthens the situations of the footballers who feel comfortable, who enjoy the game as they did in the first half. (On the record of not keeping a goal in six matches) I didn’t know that, I hadn’t paid attention to it because the team generates that solidity and I want it to be defensively strong to be able to attack with judgment.”he declared.

“We played very well in the first half, we had the intensity we were looking for, the situations where we wanted to try to attack. It is a team (León) that has a new coach, who has a totally different job to what they had been doing previously, they changed a lot from the previous game, we knew they could maintain the same position tactically. We tried to look for where we could hurt and where they wouldn’t hurt us. In the second half we lost that position a little, where we had more control of the game, I think it also has to do with going 1-0 on the scoreboard, something we try to keep insisting on.”he concluded.

Goalie: Raul Rangel
Defenses: Chiquete Orozco, ‘Chicken’ Briseño, Jose Castillo, Alan Mozo
Midfielders: Erick Gutierrez, ‘Bear’ Gonzalez, Fernando Beltran
Forwards: ‘Louse’ Alvarado, Carlos Cisneros, ‘Ant’ Gonzalez
Substitutes: Mateo Chavez, ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, Omar Govea, ‘Pocho’ Guzman, Ricardo Marin, Oscar Whalley, Yael Padilla, Luis Rey, ‘Cone’ Brizuela, Fidel Barajas, Pavel Perez

Cruz Azul 2-2 Chivas

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