Tigres beat Cruz Azul 1-0 this Thursday in the first leg of their quarterfinal series of the Clausura-2022 Mexican soccer tournament played at the Azteca stadium.
Jesús Dueñas scored the only goal of the game at minute 44 with a left-footed shot from the right flank, the ball crossed the sky-blue area diagonally and ended up in the goal near the far post.
This tie will be completed on Sunday at the Universitario stadium.
BLUE CROSS VS. TIGRES LIVE, MINUTE BY MINUTE LIVE
With Juan Reynoso on the bench and Luis Abram in the rearguard, ‘La Maquina’ fought the regular phase surrounded by criticism, but with a defense that only received 17 goals and that will try to resist the feline offensive that scored 30 goals, 11 of them by Frenchman André-Pierre Gignac, leader in individual goalscoring.
WHAT TIME PLAYS CRUZ AZUL VS. TIGERS TODAY
The match between Cruz Azul and Tigres will be played from 7:00 p.m. in Mexico and Peru. Know the schedules according to each country.
7:00 p.m. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico
8:00 p.m. – Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay
9:00 p.m. – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil
02:00 on Friday – Spain, Germany, Italy, France
WHO TRANSMITS CRUZ AZUL VS TIGRES LIVE
Cruz Azul vs Tigres will be broadcast on TV through TUDN and ESPN. El Comercio will also offer the broadcast of the Liga MX match.
BLUE CROSS VS. TIGERS: POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS
Blue Cross: Sebastian Sworn; John Escobar, Julius Cesar Dominguez, Luis Abram, Adrian Aldrete and Alexander Mayorga; Erik Lira, Ignacio Rivero, Uriel Antuna and Christian Tabo; Ivan Morales. DT. John King.
Tigers: Nahuel Guzman; Jesús Dueñas, Diego Reyes, Jesús Angulo and Javier Aquino; Guido Pizarro, Rafael Carioca and Juan Pablo Vigón; Luis Quiñones, Sebastián Córdova and André-Pierre Gignac. DT Michael Herrera.
BLUE CROSS VS TIGERS HISTORY
Tigers 2-2 Cruz Azul Clausura 2022
Cruz Azul 1-1 Tigres Apertura 2021
Tigers 0-2 Cruz Azul Clausura 2021
Cruz Azul 0-1 Tigres Apertura 2021
Tigers 1-3 Cruz Azul Apertura 2020
“This team deserves to be in all the final phases. We are among the eight finalists and we are going to be a very tough rival. I think nobody wanted us to pass so as not to face each other”, said Juan Reynoso following beating Necaxa in a series of penalties in the tournament playoff.
