Without spectacular dominance, Cruz Azul already hits Rayados thanks to Rotondi!

In the second first leg semi-final of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, of the Liga MX, Blue Cross is already hitting Striped in it BBVA Bancomer Stadiumthanks to the minimum of the Argentine Carlos Rotondiwho beat his compatriot with a shot from outside the area Esteban Andrada.

It was in the 34th minute when the Argentine Lorenzo Faravelli received the ball by throwing towards the royal area, where Alexis Gutierrez He went down the circle and then delayed Rotondiwho hit her as she came to send her to save and score the first goal of the key and her third goal of the championship.

Prior to that, there had been few emotions in the match, since the locals have looked somewhat static, although yes, Luis Romo He was close to getting the ‘Ex’s Law’. At 29′, the player from Sinaloa faked outside the area and then went in and tried his shot, where both Carlos Salcedo like the Colombian goalkeeper Kevin Mier and the Argentine Gonzalo Piovi They prevented the arch from falling.

At the moment, La Maquina leads the key and now Monterrey has to win on aggregate by two scores if it wants to advance to the grand final, since this result or even the aggregate tie gives the pass to the cement producers, who were second in the general table.

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