Mexican Liga BBVA MX

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

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

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 Timeline

  • 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 Ángel 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

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

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