2024-04-07 05:08:59
With Uriel Antuna at his best, Cruz Azul returned to the path of victory once morest his people at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium following taking advantage 2-1 of a Monterrey that had an alternative team following it is playing in the Concacaf and League tournaments MX.
La Maquina knew how to control the game from the first minute and even took advantage of the fact that Monterrey debuted central defender Antonio Leone, who had a hard time getting into the rhythm of the First Division due to the speed of play of La Maquina, which had two goals disallowed.
Even so, it is necessary to highlight the game of Uriel Antuna who had to start as the central forward following coach Martín Anselmi decided to make changes to his lineup. Of course, Antuna’s goals were not played in this area, but when he returned to the wing where he showed himself like a hurricane.
Goals disallowed for Cruz Azul and the work of the VAR
In the first minutes of the match, the players and the light blue coach showed their dissatisfaction with the refereeing by complaining regarding the pair of goals disallowed for offside.
The first to show his annoyance was Anselmi, who in addition to talking to assistant Marco Bisguerra also asked for the support of the fans with his hands so that the shouts and whistles would put pressure on the referee.
And the offside was declared by centimeters for Antuna and Alexis Gutiérrez who had scored the first goals of the game, but the VAR analyzed both plays and agreed with the assistant.
And by the way, the VAR also helped to correct an injustice in the game, since referee Marco Antonio Ortiz had sent off Jordi Cortizo for a tackle on Camilo Cándido. But, following reviewing the images, he realized that the Rayados soccer player had played the ball and it was not even a foul.
This is how the game continued in which Tano Ortiz continued to bet on his initial team, while Anselmi constantly gave instructions, for example, to ask Antuna to change sides.
Goals by Antuna and Sámano
The celestial momentum had its first reward with a success by Nacho Rivero, who sent a filtered pass to his teammate Antuna. The forward got to the ball before goalkeeper Andrada and scored with a touch on goal to make it 1-0.
Everything looked light blue, but a goal came from Rayados when the youth Víctor Daniel López Sámano took advantage of a wall outside the area and with a precise shot at the base of the post made it 1-1. It seemed that Rayados might score points in the capital.
However, another example of strength and courage came from Antuna, who stole the ball when Rayados came out, ran until he reached the ball in the area and following the departure of a defender, he dribbled and defined the final 2-1.
Rayados claimed a foul on the play, so Ortiz approached assistant Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez, who confirmed that there was no foul and that the goal was legitimate. Of course, the judge had to endure complaints from both teams and even Carlos Salcedo confronted her, but it did not go beyond the complaint.
Cruz Azul overcame one of the most complicated tests of the regular tournament by beating Rayados who saved several of their best players, and thanks to this result, the celestials continue to dream of entering the Liguilla directly.
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