Cruz Azul is experiencing its best moment in the Apertura 2024 and confirmed it before the break that the Liga MX will suffer for the October FIFA Date by beating Necaxa 3-0 on Matchday 11.
Martín Anselmi’s Machine was vastly superior to Eduardo Fentanes’ Rayos at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium to achieve its third victory.
The cement team quickly opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a spectacular triangulation that Carlos Rotondi started for Luis Romo, who gave the ball inside the area to Alexis Gutiérrez to beat Ezequiel Unsain with a low left foot shot.
Ten minutes later, at 18′, another great collective play by Cruz Azul bore fruit. Now Alexis as the assister and Rotondi as the annihilator with a new left foot shot in the same sector of the area as the first goal.
The third came in the 63rd minute in a counterattack that Charly Rodríguez culminated with a pass into the area for Lorenzo Faravelli who, after excellent directed control, pointed the ball towards Unsain’s side to pierce the hydro-warm nets.
Furthermore, prior to the opening whistle, Erik Lira was recognized by the La Maquina board for having completed 100 games as a cement worker.
With this day’s victory, Anselmi’s Cruz Azul maintained its lead, having reached 28 points after nine wins, one draw and one loss in the Apertura 2024.
While Necaxa stagnated in tenth position with 13 units and runs the risk of dropping places at the end of Matchday 11 and before the break on the FIFA Date in October.