In the era of short tournaments, the ‘Machine’ usually prevails over the blue-cream rival when it occupies the top of the classification
Blue Cross has a positive tendency when facing the America as general leader of Liga MX since the start of the short tournaments, as will happen this Saturday on the pitch of the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium within the framework of Matchday 6 in the Opening 2024as the ‘Machine’ has four victories, two draws and the same number of results against its bitter rival.
The first time in a semi-annual format that Cruz Azul faced América as the leader of the competition in Winter ’98, during the night of October 30th in Matchday 14, with a score of 1-3 on the field of the Azteca Stadium, thanks to a goal by Juan Francisco Palencia (59′), a double by Johan Rodríguez (76′, 90′) and a discount by Cuauhtémoc Blanco (89′).
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It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned result also became the first occasion in the short tournaments in which the sky-blue team scored three goals in the blue-cream goal in the same match.
Another triumph of Blue Cross as a leader before America It occurred in the Winter of ’00, due to an own goal by defender Joel Sánchez in the 89th minute that sealed the result in the stadium formerly known as Estadio Azul, while the first loss for the Celeste under this condition against the Azulcrema team occurred in the Apertura 2006 in the same stadium (1-2), with goals by José Antonio Castro (11′), Salvador Cabañas (79′) and an own goal by Ricardo Rojas (89′).
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After this stumble, Blue Cross He linked two new victories as the overall leader against America before accumulating a streak of light and dark. The third victory for the blue-and-cream team against its rival par excellence took place in the framework of the 10th day of the 2010 Apertura, thanks to a memorable goal by Christian Giménez (52′), which also cut a seven-year hegemony for the blue-and-cream team without defeat.
The last triumph of Blue Cross as a leader before America It was written in the 2014 Clausura, with a score of 2-1 courtesy of Mauro Formica (17′), Julio César Domínguez (42′) and the discount by Raúl Jiménez (85′).
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During the last four leaderships of Blue Cross when facing the America have brought adverse results, as they have not won. In the Apertura 2018, the ‘Máquina’ and Aguilas tied without goals at the Azteca Stadium, while in the Clausura 2021 they also shared points after drawing 1-1, with goals from Emanuel Aguilera (40′) and Jonathan Rodríguez (83′).
The last time that Blue Cross was measured at America As the overall leader, it dates back to the last tournament and ended in a stumble for the blue-cream team, as the blue-cream team won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Julián Quiñones (3′).
