Mexican Liga BBVA MX

América vs Cruz Azul, 2023-24 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2024 - Finals

· 2nd Leg - América win 2-1 on aggregate
América
  • 78': Henry Martín (P)
FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - América win 2-1 on aggregate
Cruz Azul

    América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul

    Club América beat Cruz Azul 1-0 in the Liga MX second leg final to secure back-to-back titles and their 15th trophy in club's history.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 1': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Offside, América. Henry Martín is caught offside.
    • 9': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Igor Lichnovsky.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
    • 11': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
    • 11': Luis Malagón (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Cruz Azul).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 15': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
    • 15': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Jonathan dos Santos (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
    • 24': Hand ball by Julián Quiñones (América).
    • 26': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (América).
    • 26': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, América. Conceded by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 29': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Carlos Salcedo (Cruz Azul).
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Huescas.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Salcedo.
    • 37': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
    • 37': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fidalgo (América) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 44': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
    • 45'+1': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, América 0, Cruz Azul 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins América 0, Cruz Azul 0.
    • 47': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Álex Zendejas.
    • 48': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Diego Valdés.
    • 49': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Álex Zendejas (América) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Quiñones with a headed pass.
    • 54': Offside, Cruz Azul. Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Álex Zendejas (América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Foul by Israel Reyes (América).
    • 59': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Israel Reyes (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 61': Henry Martín (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Igor Lichnovsky (América).
    • 64': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Penalty América. Israel Reyes draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 71': Penalty conceded by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 74': VAR Decision: Penalty América.
    • 78': Goal! América 1, Cruz Azul 0. Henry Martín (América) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 79': Henry Martín (América) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 80': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Julián Quiñones (América).
    • 80': Julián Quiñones (América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 82': Julián Quiñones (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, América. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fidalgo (América) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Carlos Salcedo.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Julián Quiñones (América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
    • 85': Corner, América. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
    • 88': Substitution, América. Richard Sánchez replaces Diego Valdés.
    • 88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Camilo Cándido replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
    • 88': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Carlos Rotondi.
    • 89': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Camilo Cándido (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 90': Hand ball by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Huescas (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Richard Sánchez (América) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, América. Salvador Reyes replaces Henry Martín.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Bryan Gamboa replaces Rodrigo Huescas.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+5': Israel Reyes (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Israel Reyes (América).
    • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Richard Sánchez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
    • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Camilo Cándido.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, América 1, Cruz Azul 0.
    • 0': Match ends, América 1, Cruz Azul 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 5
    53.4 Possession 46.6
    13 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    420 Accurate Passes 350
    489 Passes 430
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    23 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 56
    34 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    17 Tackles 13
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 6
    17 Effective Clearances 16
    17 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Azteca Stadium
    Location: Mexico City, Mexico
    Attendance: 73,604

    Line-Ups

    AME América (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Luis Malagón (GK)
    29 Ramón Juarez
    31 Igor Lichnovsky
    18 Cristian Calderón
    3 Israel Reyes Yellow Card
    10 Diego Valdés
    8 Álvaro Fidalgo
    6 Jonathan dos Santos
    21 Henry Martín
    33 Julián Quiñones Yellow Card
    17 Alejandro Zendejas
    América Substitutes:
    Óscar Jiménez, Néstor Araujo, Javairo Dilrosun, Santiago Naveda, Luis Fuentes, Richard Sánchez, Emilio Lara, Sebastián Cáceres, Salvador Reyes, Brian Rodríguez.

    CAZ Cruz Azul (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    23 Kevin Mier (GK)
    3 Carlos Salcedo
    33 Gonzalo Piovi
    4 Willer Ditta
    8 Lorenzo Faravelli
    7 Uriel Antuna
    19 Carlos Rodríguez
    29 Rodolfo Rotondi Yellow Card
    18 Rodrigo Huescas
    9 Ángel Sepúlveda
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Bryan Gamboa, Louis Derbez, Mateo Levy, Erik Lira, Camilo Cándido, Jorge García, Alexis Gutierrez, Andrés Gudiño, Amaury Morales, Raymundo Rubio.

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