Cruz Azul grew as a visitor at the Nou Camp stadium to turn the score around and defeat León 2-1. A result that increases in value as it catapulted them back to the top of the tournament on matchday seven, and so far with a good run as they remain undefeated.
The setting could not have been more dramatic, with the heavy rain that covered the landscape and kept all the attendees with their hands crossed over their faces and anxiety at its peak, so that in the end it served as the setting for a glorious night for the Celestes.
Venezuelan Jhonder Cádiz opened the scoring for León’s ‘Panzas Verdes’ with a shot from inside the area in the 5th minute. Not increasing the score was the biggest mistake for the home team, as the match became complicated almost at the end of the first half.
Before the break, at 45+2, Argentine Lorenzo Faravelli scored the 1-1 for Cruz Azul’s ‘La Máquina’ with a point-blank shot inside the six-yard box. With the equaliser, the Celestes were able to go to the locker room to rethink the match.
Upon returning, everything was set up as at the start, both teams tried to get ahead, but it was the visiting team that took the advantage.
Argentine Carlos Rotondi scored the 2-1 for the cement team in the 83rd minute with a shot from the half moon of the area.
Thus, the ‘Cruz Azul’ of Argentine coach Martin Anselmi reached 19 points and regained the lead. Toluca is two points behind with 17, the same as Tigres. León, which introduced the also Argentine Eduardo Berizzo as technical director, remained with four points.
Anselmi leads a team and a fan base whose loyalty has been tested and is always ready to show its character.
The day ended at the Corona stadium where the ‘Rayados’ of Monterrey beat Santos 2-0.
American Brandon Vázquez scored the 1-0 for Monterrey in the 4th minute with a shot from the edge of the six-yard box.
The 2-0 was the work of the Argentine Germán Berterame, at 90+5, with a header crossed to the second post.
With this result, Monterrey reached 16 points and Santos stayed with five units.
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– 2024-09-20 17:28:00
