Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Santos vs Cruz Azul, 2021 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2021 - Finals

· 1st Leg
Santos
    FT
    0 - 1
    1st Leg
    Cruz Azul
    • 71': Luis Romo

    Cruz Azul takes first leg of Liga MX final over Santos on Luis Romo's goal

    Liga MX

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Luis Romo (Cruz Azul).
    • 1': Omar Campos (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul).
    • 6': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Rafael Baca (Cruz Azul).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Campos with a headed pass.
    • 10': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Jesús Corona.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Carlos Orrantía (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Pol Fernandez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía.
    • 19': Alan Cervantes (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Doria (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Ferney Otero.
    • 20': Foul by Omar Campos (Santos Laguna).
    • 20': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 21': Foul by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
    • 21': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 24': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Omar Campos.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Ferney Otero.
    • 30': Foul by Doria (Santos Laguna).
    • 30': Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Fernando Gorriarán.
    • 34': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Félix Torres.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 35': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
    • 36': Hand ball by Yoshimar Yotún (Cruz Azul).
    • 37': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 37': Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Carlos Orrantía (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valdés.
    • 39': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Adrián Aldrete.
    • 39': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Doria (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayrton Preciado with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Félix Torres.
    • 43': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Pol Fernandez.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Doria.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ayrton Preciado (Santos Laguna).
    • 45'+1': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
    • 45'+3': Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 0.
    • 46': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Omar Campos.
    • 46': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Omar Campos.
    • 47': Hand ball by Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 48': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Gorriarán with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Offside, Santos Laguna. Diego Valdés tries a through ball, but Eduardo Aguirre is caught offside.
    • 51': Foul by Omar Campos (Santos Laguna).
    • 51': Juan Escobar (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 57': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Julio Domínguez (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Ferney Otero with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Orrantía with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 66': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Julio Domínguez.
    • 70': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Walter Montoya replaces Yoshimar Yotún.
    • 70': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Orbelín Pineda replaces Ignacio Rivero.
    • 71': Goal! Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 1. Luis Romo (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Alan Cervantes (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
    • 77': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Andrés Ibargüen replaces Ayrton Preciado.
    • 77': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Santiago Muñoz replaces Fernando Gorriarán.
    • 78': Substitution, Cruz Azul. José Martínez replaces Pol Fernandez.
    • 80': Eduardo Aguirre (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Adrián Aldrete (Cruz Azul).
    • 83': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Jesús Isijara replaces Carlos Orrantía.
    • 85': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by José Martínez.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Alan Cervantes (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Pablo Aguilar.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Campos following a corner.
    • 86': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Elías Hernández replaces Luis Romo.
    • 86': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Santiago Giménez replaces Adrián Aldrete.
    • 87': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Ignacio Jeraldino replaces Eduardo Aguirre.
    • 90'+1': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Doria (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Cruz Azul).
    • 90'+3': Félix Torres (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ignacio Jeraldino (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Isijara with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Santos Laguna 0, Cruz Azul 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 9
    1 Saves 3
    35.5 Possession 64.5
    7 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    155 Accurate Passes 364
    248 Passes 439
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 37
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    73 Long Balls 63
    34 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 11
    25 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    16 Interceptions 6
    30 Effective Clearances 11
    30 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

    Venue: Estadio Corona
    Location: Torreón, Mexico
    Attendance: 14,577

    Line-Ups

    SAN Santos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Carlos Acevedo (GK)
    21 Dória
    5 Félix Torres
    190 Omar Campos
    8 Carlos Orrantia
    10 Diego Valdés
    6 Alan Cervantes
    11 Fernando Gorriarán
    19 Eduardo Aguirre
    32 Ayrton Preciado
    7 Juan Otero
    Santos Substitutes:
    Ismael Govea, Gibrán Lajud, David Andrade, Ronaldo Prieto, Ignacio Jeraldino, Jesús Isijara, Hugo Rodríguez, Andrés Felipe Ibargüen, Santiago Muñoz, Jesús Ocejo.

    CAZ Cruz Azul (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 José Corona (GK)
    4 Julio Domínguez
    23 Pablo Aguilar
    22 Rafael Baca
    16 Adrián Aldrete
    24 Juan Escobar
    28 Guillermo Fernández
    7 Luis Romo
    19 Yoshimar Yotún
    15 Ignacio Rivero
    21 Jonathan Rodríguez
    Cruz Azul Substitutes:
    Orbelín Pineda, Elías Hernández, Santiago Gimenez, Alexis Peña, José Joaquín Martínez, Josué Domínguez, Jaiber Jiménez, Walter Montoya, Sebastián Jurado, Alexis Gutierrez.

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