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Cruz azul vs chivas2/8/2024 A left-footed shot from Rodrigo Huescas just went wide as well. ![]() Zaldivar then got off a left-footed shot that was easily saved by Cruz Azul’s goalkeeper Jesus Corona. A cross into the area was deflected right to Vega, who got off a good shot that went just wide. Rotondi would get to the area and fire a left-footed shot that Jimenez easily saved. The second half began with Cruz Azul subbing out Angel Romero for Luis Abram. Although the first half had created so few opportunities, it ended with a bang. There was controversy when Antuna, an ex-Chiva who felt mistreated in his time there, took off his Cruz Azul shirt and kissed it in front of a Chivas fan. Just prior to the end of the first half, a cross into the area fell to Uriel Antuna, who got off a great right-footed shot past Chivas’ goalkeeper Miguel Jimenez for the 1-0. A great opportunity was wasted when the ball got to the area, but Sergio Flores took too long to get his shot off, and when he did, it was deflected wide. He would be subbed out surprisingly for Carlos Rotondi, a forward, meaning they planned on going offensive. Thirty minutes in, Ramiro Funes Mori cleared the ball as he looked to have been injured, a constant situation since he arrived in Mexico. A good run by Isaac Brizuela was finished with a great cross but Angel Zaldivar did a bad job of placing himself to get the header and the defense cleared the ball. While both teams came out very intensely, they traded possession and neither created any danger. There seemed to be alarm when it appeared Alexis Vega had injured himself, but he remained in the match after getting medical attention. The match began with Pavel Perez taking the place of suspended Fernando Beltran for Chivas while Cruz Azul came out with their best 11. The win is key because it clinches home field advantage for the repechaje match while it does the opposite to Chivas, who will now have to travel to play their repechaje meeting, with a strong possibility they face Cruz Azul again and have their third straight match in Azteca. ![]() Which players have played for both Chivas and Cruz Azul?ĭespite the rivalry, there is rather a long list of players who have worn both shirts.Cruz Azul got a goal in injury time to give them a key victory over Chivas by a 2-1 score. ![]() What’s more, La Máquina not only has the advantage since 1965, but in the short tournaments since the winter tournament (Torneo de Invierno) of 1996 tournament in the 59 games they also edge it, having recorded 18 wins versus 17 losses with 24 draws. This is how they arrived at the Jalisco Stadium on Sunday where Chivas somehow managed to flip the game to eliminate La Máquina with goals from Joel Sánchez, Omar Bravo, Johnnie García and Jair García, despite the fact that Juan Francisco Palencia had put the light-blues ahead to move to a 5-1 aggregate scoreline and make Chivas’ feat even more heroic.Īhead of this weekend’s duel on matchday 16 of the Clausura 2023 tournament Chivas sit in fourth place on 28 points, seven above Cruz Azul. Chivas vs Cruz Azul comparedįrom that moment on, the rivalry was taken to other levels and that has been enriched with matches such as in the final of the 1986-87 season when the Rebaño Sagrado won 3-0 at the Azteca on a memorable afternoon for Los Cementeros’ goalkeeper Pablo Larios who made the victory of the Guadalajaras more complicated and prevented a more embarrassing defeat.Īnd what can we say about that historic comeback of Chivas in the playoffs of the Clausura 2003 tournament when Los Cementeros achieved a 4-1 win at the Azul stadium, with two goals from Juan Carlos Cacho, one from Francisco Palencia and another from Alejandro Corona, while Omar Bravo appeared for Chivas. There are many precedents that have enriched this rivalry since that 7-1 win that the Cruz Azul handed Guadalajara in the 1965-66 season with a great afternoon from José Luis Guerrero, aka El Gorras, with four goals, two from Fernando Bustos and one from Héctor Pulido, who responded to the opening goal by Javier “Cabo” Valdivia. The cold numbers show that Cruz Azul has an advantage over Chivas del Guadalajara in the history of this rivalry that dates back over half a century and where La Máquina maintains a total of 54 victories to 44 for Chivas across the 144 encounters they have met since the 1965 season. Ahead of this weekend’s Liga MX clash, we reflect on the number of wins and history behind this long rivalry.
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