What does Cruz Azul need to become champion after the first leg result against América?

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 had it saved just seven minutes later, making the score 1-1 and lowering the spirits of the celestial fans, who intended to reach the Azteca with some advantage on the overall score.

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. A scenario that brings back bitter memories for cement 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.

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. Therefore, it is very important for the celestials to make the Olympic return next Sunday, and to achieve this they must win, either in the ninety minutes or in extra time. If the tie persists, everything will be defined from the eleven steps.