Live score: Cruz Azul 0-0 Monterrey | First leg quarterfinals, Liga MX Apertura 2022
Min. 70 | Changes in both teams. Poncho González and Aguirre leave through Monterrey for the entry of Rodolfo Pizarro and Rogelio Funes Mori. Cruz Azul takes Rotondi out and puts Tab in.
Min. 68 | Great pass for the arrival of Michael Estrada, who takes off the goalkeeper but is left without an angle and forgives Cruz Azul’s goal that looks dangerous but does not open the scoring.
Min. 65 | Rayados is still unable to stand in front of the goal and Ral Gutirrez has already sent for Christian Tab, who would be his second modification tonight.
Min. 62 | Charly Rodríguez takes a rebound outside the area and shoots on goal but the ball is deflected by a defender and ends up in a corner kick for the Cementeros.
Min. 61 | Antuna shows that he wants to do damage but has not been able to find the center forward to put Cruz Azul ahead tonight in front of their fans.
Min. 58 | Erick Aguirre sends a bad cross into the area and the ball reaches Corona’s hands without any problem. Both teams urgently need an offensive change to refresh ideas in attack.
Min. 55 | Lira hangs a center to the second post but the Rayados defense does not let Rivero get up to finish off and they quickly move the danger away from their area.
Min. 52 | Monterrey’s great center but his forwards fly in the area and that prevents there from being a shot on goal to hurt Jess Corona.
Min. 49 | Strong clash of heads between Aguirre and Abram. The Peruvian defender suffers a cut on the head and the assists have to come in to attend to him.
Min. 47 | Ral Gutirrez has made a substitution for this second half and takes Carneiro off the field for Estrada’s entry. Man for man in the light blue front.
Min. 46 | Arraaaaancaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the second half on the field of Azteca and let’s see if either team is capable of breaking the zero on the scoreboard to take advantage in this duel first leg.
Min. 45 | The final whistle of this first half arrives and we go into the break with a scoreless draw although with many emotions in both areas that have not been able to materialize.
Min. 43 | Rayados wants to respond quickly but has a hard time planting himself in front of Corona’s goal, who doesn’t let them hurt his goal in this first half.
Min. 41 | Escobar gets up to shoot in the area but the ball is too high for him and La Mquina insists on doing damage through the stopped ball but they have not succeeded.
Min. 38 | Another corner kick that Cruz Azul was unable to take advantage of despite the height advantage it has over Gonzalo Carneiro. The Machine has been better but it fails to capture it on the scoreboard.
Min. 36 | Rivero lowers the ball alone at the second post following a great cross from Antuna but the Uruguayan’s shot goes just to one side of the goal and Cruz Azul once more forgives the first goal of the night.
Min. 34 | Antuna escapes at full speed and sends a serve to the area but Gonzalo Carneiro makes a mistake in the reception and Rayados’ defense removes the danger.
Min. 31 | Rivero takes the ball on the wing and sends a cross to the second post, where Antuna appears but the Mexican midfielder arrives without an angle and his shot goes wide of the goal.
Min. 28 | Once once more Charly and Antuna get together but now Rodríguez’s center is rejected by the defense and everything ends in a corner kick for the home team.
Min. 26 | Uriel Antuna finally appears with a great wall with Carlos Rodríguez but the center is not precise for the arrival of Carneiro and Cruz Azul fails to approach Andrada’s goal.
Min. 24 | Germn Berterame complained a lot regarding a strong blow to his back and remained lying on the field of play, but he did not take long to get up and the assists did not need to be received.
Min. 22 | Berterame gets up alone in the area and makes a very strong shot but in the background Jess Corona appears to cover and save Cruz Azul from the fall of his bow.
Min. 20 | Maxi Meza takes a free kick hard and fails to find Berterame in the area to open the scoring in favor of the Rayados de Monterrey.
Min. 18 | The ball is disputed in the midfield and Cruz Azul no longer gives up as much possession to Rayados who at any time do damage with that offensive power.
Min. 14 | All of La Mquina’s attempts are down the left wing with Rivero and Rotondi. We still don’t see Antuna and Huescas tonight on the right side.
Min. 11 | Ignacio Rivero’s dangerous cross that reaches the hands of Esteban Andrada and Cruz Azul continues to try to open the scoring despite Rayados taking possession of the ball.
Min. 9 | The VAR does not see arguments to change the decision of the whistler and does not call him to review Corona’s departure despite the claims of the Monterrey players.
Min. 7 | Center hung for the arrival of Luis Romo to the area but Corona makes a mistake at the start and Juan Escobar saves Cruz Azul on the line. Rayados asks for a penalty but the whistle does not concede anything.
Min. 6 | Series of rebounds and the ball is at the mercy of Julio Domnguez but the defender crosses his shot a lot and forgives the first clear for the Cementeros.
Min. 5 | Great play by Nacho Rivero down the wing to escape, send a cross and Antuna was unable to finish off but ended up with a corner kick for La Mquina.
Min. 3 | Rayados exerts high pressure and steals the ball, which remains for Aguirre alone in the area but in the end the defense arrives to cover and prevent the early goal of the visit.
Min. 1 | Arraaaaaaaaancaaaaaaaaaaa the game and the first to touch the ball are the Cementeros. The entrance is not very good but the sky-blue fans shout with everything to support their players.
21:00 hrs | Despite the fact that he will not be able to have minutes due to an injury, Ramiro Funes Mori went down to the Azteca field to meet his brother. We’re only five minutes from kickoff.
20:55 hrs | Both teams return to the dressing room for the last details prior to the kick-off and Potro Gutirrez maintains the line of five in defense, where he will use Juan Escobar as a central defender on the right.
20:50 hrs | Vucetich wants to show in this Playoff why he got the nickname of King Midas in his previous stage with Rayados de Monterrey and this Playoff is key for the experienced coach.
20:45 hrs | We already said it, it’s not going to be a great entrance at the Azteca Stadium and that’s how the box offices looked a few minutes ago, despite the fact that the team put some seats on promotion.
20:40 hrs | Both teams are already warming up on the field of the Azteca Stadium and little by little the stands are filling up, although it seems difficult for it to fill up as it is a weekday.
20:30 hrs | The official Twitter account of the Liga MX lists Uriel Antuna as Cruz Azul’s player to watch, who has regained little confidence with La Mquina.
20:25 hrs | the clash between the Funes Mori twins have to wait Well, while Rogelio appears on the Monterrey bench for this duel, Ramiro has been ruled out by Cruz Azul thanks to an injury.
Confirmed alignment of Cruz Azul
BLUE CROSS: Jess Corona, Julius Domnguez, Luis Abram, John Escobar, Ignatius Rivero, Erik Lira, Rodrigo Huescas, Carlos Rodriguez, Carlos Rotondi, Uriel Antuna and Gonzalo Carneiro.
Confirmed alignment of Monterrey
MONTERREY: Esteban Andrada, Hctor Moreno, John Medina, Jess Gallardo, Maxi Meza, Erick Aguirre, Celso Ortiz, Alfonso González, Luis Romo, Germn Berterame and Rodrigo Aguirre.
20:10 hrs | We are very close to knowing the starting lineups of both teams for this duel and let’s see what the coaches choose to face this first leg of the quarterfinals.
20:00 hrs | The Cruz Azul players arrive with faces of absolute concentration, seeking to be the black horse in this Liguilla and get into the fight for their tenth championship.
19:55 hrs | This is what the dressing room of the Monterrey team looks like, ahead of this visit to the Azteca to try to take advantage of a Machine that wants to surprise.
19:50 hrs | Another of the players who wants to take his best pace towards the World Cup is Hctor Moreno, who is shaping up to be the leader of the defense of the Tri in the World Cup.
19:45 hrs | The players of both teams are already in the Colossus of Santa rsula and the spotlights go with Rogelio Funes Mori, who seeks to return to his best level towards the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
(Photo: Imago7)
Hello, very good evening and welcome. This Wednesday starts the Big Party of Mexican Soccer and we have the first leg of the quarterfinals with the duel between Cruz Azul and Monterrey.
The Machine arrives packed for this duel and since the arrival of Potro Gutirrez it has only lost one match, Curiously, the visit to the Rayados of Vctor Manuel Vucetich.
The first leg match starts at 9:00 p.m. in Mexico City from the historic Azteca Stadium, from where we will take you the story live so you don’t miss a single detail.
