Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs León, 2025-26 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Apertura

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 62': Ángel Sepúlveda
  • 66': Carlos Rodríguez
  • 87': Carlos Rodríguez
  • 90'+3': Ángel Márquez
FT
4 - 1
León
  • 78': Jesús Orozco (OG)

About

Cruz Azul are hosting León at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico, starting on . The match is a part of the Mexican Liga BBVA MX.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, León. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Stiven Barreiro (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 3': Offside, León. James Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Ángel Estrada (León).
  • 5': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Óscar García (León).
  • 8': Ettson Ayón (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 13': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sebastián Santos.
  • 13': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by James Rodríguez.
  • 14': Foul by Sebastián Santos (León).
  • 14': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rodrigo Echeverría.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Óscar García (León).
  • 23': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 23': James Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 26': James Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
  • 28': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Salvador Reyes (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Ettson Ayón.
  • 30': José Paradela (Cruz Azul) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt saved. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Óscar García (León).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Óscar García (León).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Salvador Reyes (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Beltrán.
  • 33': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
  • 34': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Sebastián Santos.
  • 38': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ettson Ayón.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Romero.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ettson Ayón (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Moreno with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 44': Foul by Fernando Beltrán (León).
  • 44': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Salvador Reyes (León).
  • 45': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+1': Salvador Reyes (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ettson Ayón (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul).
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Ettson Ayón (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Iván Moreno.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, León 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Iván Moreno.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sebastián Santos (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ettson Ayón following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Ettson Ayón (León).
  • 51': José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Ettson Ayón (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
  • 52': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Óscar García (León). Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 53': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar García.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
  • 55': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Salvador Reyes.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Óscar García (León).
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Santos (León).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 57': James Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, León 0. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Paradela.
  • 63': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero replaces Luka Romero.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Óscar García (León). Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 65': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar García.
  • 66': Goal! Cruz Azul 2, León 0. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Paradela following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willer Ditta.
  • 69': Substitution, León. Rogelio Funes Mori replaces Ettson Ayón.
  • 69': Substitution, León. Emilio Rodríguez replaces Ángel Estrada.
  • 70': Offside, León. Rogelio Funes Mori is caught offside.
  • 70': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Rogelio Funes Mori (León) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 72': VAR Decision: No Goal Cruz Azul 2-0 León.
  • 73': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jesús Orozco replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 75': Offside, León. Rogelio Funes Mori is caught offside.
  • 78': Own Goal by Jesús Orozco, Cruz Azul. Cruz Azul 2, León 1.
  • 80': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 81': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jeremy Márquez replaces José Paradela.
  • 81': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Omar Campos replaces Carlos Rotondi.
  • 81': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Sebastián Santos.
  • 82': Foul by Iván Moreno (León).
  • 82': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Stiven Barreiro (León).
  • 84': Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Omar Campos (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Óscar García (León). Assisted by Jeremy Márquez.
  • 87': Goal! Cruz Azul 3, León 1. Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 88': James Rodríguez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (León).
  • 90': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Emilio Rodríguez (León).
  • 90'+1': Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Cruz Azul 4, León 1. Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 4, León 1.
  • 90'+6': Rodrigo Echeverría (León) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 4, León 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 8
8 Saves 5
39.5 Possession 60.5
9 SHOTS 23
5 ON GOAL 13
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
274 Accurate Passes 453
343 Passes 514
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 26
0.1 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 47
28 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
1 Interceptions 4
35 Effective Clearances 13
35 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 20,094

Liga MX Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Toluca 17 +25 37
2 Tigres UANL 17 +19 36
3 Cruz Azul 17 +12 35
4 América 17 +15 34
Full Table

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
6 Erik Lira
33 Gonzalo Piovi
4 Willer Ditta
18 Luka Romero
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
19 Carlos Rodríguez Yellow Card
20 José Paradela
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Andrés Gudiño, Karol Velázquez, Jesús Orozco, Ignacio Rivero, Ángel Márquez, Fernando Sámano, Omar Campos, Amaury García, Mateo Levy, Amaury Morales.

LEO León (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
23 Oscar García (GK)
22 Adonis Frias
21 Jaine Barreiro
26 Salvador Reyes
31 Sebastian Santos
10 James Rodríguez
20 Rodrigo Echeverría Yellow Card
6 Fernando Beltrán
27 Ángel Estrada
7 Iván Moreno
14 Ettson Ayón Yellow Card
León Substitutes:
Óscar Jiménez, José David Ramírez, Miguel Rodríguez, Rogelio Funes Mori, Valentín Gauthier, Carlos Cisneros, Paolo Medina, Paul Saracho, Luis Valadez, Oscar Villa.

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