Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Cruz Azul vs América, 2024-25 Liga BBVA MX, Clausura 2025 - Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Cruz Azul
  • 59': Ignacio Rivero
  • Red Card 66': Ignacio Rivero
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
América
  • Red Card 65':

About

Cruz Azul are hosting América 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.
  • 4': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda with a headed pass.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Mateusz Bogusz (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 7': Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
  • 7': Henry Martín (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Israel Reyes (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul).
  • 13': Kevin Álvarez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul).
  • 15': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).
  • 20': Víctor Dávila (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ignacio Rivero is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 26': Offside, Cruz Azul. Ángel Sepúlveda is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).
  • 27': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Offside, Club América. Henry Martín is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 35': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 35': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Ramón Juárez (Club América).
  • 36': Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 38': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Luis Malagón.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
  • 39': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Dangerous play by Jonathan dos Santos (Club América).
  • 41': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Club América).
  • 42': Foul by Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul).
  • 42': Víctor Dávila (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 43': Foul by Cristián Borja (Club América).
  • 43': Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Rivero.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Club América 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Club América 0.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Club América) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Érick Sánchez (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fidalgo.
  • 50': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
  • 55': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Cruz Azul).
  • 55': Víctor Dávila (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Ramón Juárez (Club América).
  • 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
  • 59': Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Club América 0. Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rotondi with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Ángel Sepúlveda (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 63': Foul by Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 63': Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América).
  • 65': Delay in match (Cruz Azul). VAR checking.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul).
  • 66': Ignacio Rivero (Cruz Azul) is shown the red card.
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Club América. Álex Zendejas replaces Cristián Borja.
  • 67': Substitution, Club América. Cristian Calderón replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Víctor Dávila (Club América) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 70': Foul by Israel Reyes (Club América).
  • 70': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Lorenzo Faravelli replaces Mateusz Bogusz.
  • 73': Foul by Álex Zendejas (Club América).
  • 73': Lorenzo Faravelli (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Érik Lira with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 78': Substitution, Club América. Diego Valdés replaces Víctor Dávila.
  • 78': Substitution, Club América. Rodrigo Aguirre replaces Ramón Juárez.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.
  • 85': Substitution, Cruz Azul. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
  • 88': Foul by Henry Martín (Club América).
  • 88': Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Club América. Javairô Dilrosun replaces Érick Sánchez.
  • 90': Offside, Club América. Cristian Calderón is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Álex Zendejas (Club América).
  • 90'+1': Álex Zendejas (Club América) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Álex Zendejas (Club América).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Aguirre (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Club América. Conceded by Carlos Rotondi.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fidalgo (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Club América 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Club América 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 2
56.1 Possession 43.9
9 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
381 Accurate Passes 277
450 Passes 352
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.4
61 Long Balls 52
37 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 19
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 9
18 Effective Clearances 21
18 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Mexican Liga BBVA MX

Venue: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 34,951

Line-Ups

CAZ Cruz Azul (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
23 Kevin Mier (GK)
33 Gonzalo Piovi
5 Jesús Orozco
4 Willer Ditta
19 Carlos Rodríguez
7 Mateusz Bogusz
6 Erik Lira
29 Rodolfo Rotondi
2 Jorge Sánchez
9 Ángel Sepúlveda
15 Ignacio Rivero
Cruz Azul Substitutes:
Giorgos Giakoumakis, Cristian Jiménez, Luis Gutiérrez, Andrés Gudiño, Amaury Morales, Alexis Gutierrez, Omar Campos, Luka Romero, Lorenzo Faravelli, Bryan Gamboa.

AME América (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Luis Malagón (GK)
29 Ramón Juarez
4 Sebastián Cáceres
3 Israel Reyes
26 Cristian Borja
5 Kevin Álvarez
6 Jonathan dos Santos
8 Álvaro Fidalgo
28 Érick Sánchez
21 Henry Martín
11 Víctor Dávila
América Substitutes:
Cristian Calderón, Dagoberto Espinoza, Miguel Vazquez, Javairo Dilrosun, Diego Valdés, Rodolfo Cota, Alan Cervantes, Rodrigo Aguirre, Alejandro Zendejas, Néstor Araujo.

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