Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Torneo Clausura

· Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Cruz Azul
  • 21': Ignacio Rivero
  • Red Card 74': Gonzalo Piovi
FT
1 - 1
Monterrey
  • 12': Sergio Ramos

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 3': Óliver Torres (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Germán Berterame (Monterrey).
  • 4': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Monterrey. Sergio Canales is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Iker Fimbres (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 11': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 12': Goal! Cruz Azul 0, Monterrey 1. Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Monterrey).
  • 14': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 16': Hand ball by Stefan Medina (Monterrey).
  • 16': Stefan Medina (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 21': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Óliver Torres (Monterrey) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
  • 29': Offside, Monterrey. Sergio Canales is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Monterrey. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 33': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 33': Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Monterrey) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 35': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Iker Fimbres (Monterrey).
  • 38': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 38': Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Faravelli with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.
  • 46': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 46': Ricardo Chávez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 49': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Luis Cárdenas.
  • 50': Offside, Cruz Azul. Jorge Sánchez is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 52': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Stefan Medina.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Substitution, Monterrey. Nelson Deossa replaces Lucas Ocampos.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Piovi with a through ball.
  • 56': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jorge Rodríguez.
  • 58': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 59': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
  • 65': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 67': Substitution, Monterrey. Fidel Ambríz replaces Iker Fimbres.
  • 68': Offside, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 70': Stefan Medina (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Germán Berterame (Monterrey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nelson Deossa.
  • 71': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
  • 73': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
  • 73': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 74': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) is shown the red card.
  • 78': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Jesús Orozco replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 79': Offside, Monterrey. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Érik Lira.
  • 80': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 81': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Monterrey).
  • 81': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul).
  • 82': Nelson Deossa (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Substitution, Monterrey. Roberto de la Rosa replaces Jorge Rodríguez.
  • 83': Offside, Monterrey. Germán Berterame is caught offside.
  • 85': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 85': Germán Berterame (Monterrey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Chávez with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (Monterrey).
  • 89': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alexis Gutiérrez replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 90': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Ignacio Rivero.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óliver Torres.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Roberto de la Rosa (Monterrey) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a through ball.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 90'+7': Ricardo Chávez (Monterrey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Monterrey. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/220.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMTY CAZhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/218.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
7 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
5 Offsides 5
6 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 3
49.5 Possession 50.5
12 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
320 Accurate Passes 325
390 Passes 404
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 8
17 Crosses 20
0.4 Cross % 0.4
72 Long Balls 74
45 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 17
10 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 3
13 Effective Clearances 13
13 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 22,895

Liga MX Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Toluca 14 +23 32
2 América 15 +15 31
3 Monterrey 14 +8 30
4 Tigres UANL 14 +15 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
33 Gonzalo Piovi Red Card
4 Willer Ditta
6 Erik Lira
29 Rodolfo Rotondi Yellow Card
2 Jorge Sánchez
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
19 Carlos Rodríguez
7 Mateusz Bogusz
15 Ignacio Rivero
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Carlos Vargas, Alexis Gutierrez, Andrés Gudiño, Amaury Morales, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Gabriel Fernandez, Andres Montaño, Jesús Orozco, Omar Campos, Luka Romero.

MTY Monterrey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Luis Cárdenas (GK)
93 Sergio Ramos
33 Stefan Medina Yellow Card
3 Gerardo Arteaga
2 Ricardo Chávez
8 Óliver Torres
204 Iker Fimbres
30 Jorge Rodríguez
7 Germán Berterame Yellow Card
29 Lucas Ocampos
10 Sergio Canales
Monterrey Substitutes:
Jordi Cortizo, Nelson Deossa, Esteban Andrada, Roberto de la Rosa, Érick Aguirre, Fidel Ambríz, Antonio Leone, José Alvarado, Luis Reyes, Héctor Moreno.

Liga MX News

Ex-Mexico star Omar Bravo arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse
Ex-Mexico star Omar Bravo arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse

Mexican police said they arrested former Mexico national team and Chivas forward Omar Bravo on suspicion of child sexual abuse.

Toluca clinch 2025 Campeones Cup in dramatic win over LA Galaxy
Toluca clinch 2025 Campeones Cup in dramatic win over LA Galaxy

Toluca defender Federico Pereira scored at 93 minutes in stoppage time and the Liga MX club came back twice from deficits to beat MLS club LA Galaxy on Wednesday in Campeones Cup.

CAS: Dani Alves owes Liga MX Pumas $2.2m over contract dispute
CAS: Dani Alves owes Liga MX Pumas $2.2m over contract dispute

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that former Barcelona and Brazil star Dani Alves must pay $2.2 million to Liga MX club Pumas UNAM after the case over the club's termination of his contract in 2023 went to arbitration.

Ex-Man United forward Anthony Martial joins Liga MX's Monterrey
Ex-Man United forward Anthony Martial joins Liga MX's Monterrey

Former Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has joined Liga MX giants Monterrey in a transfer from AEK Athens, the Mexican club confirmed Friday.

Can Gilberto Mora live up to the hype as Mexico's next great hope?
Can Gilberto Mora live up to the hype as Mexico's next great hope?

Gilberto Mora is one of the most exciting talents that Mexico has produced in the last few years, as the teenager will now look to live up to that hype at the World Cup.