The Pumas next play league-leading Santos (after their bye) and also must face second-place León and third-place Querétaro, in addition to the Chivas. Only two of Cruz Azul’s remaining eight opponents are not currently in playoff position. Neither of these two Mexico City teams lost any ground in the standings with this result, but they did lose time, especially considering the challenging schedule that remains. Iturbe’s shot from the flank easily soared 35 meters, a genuine golazo. To be fair, Corona might have expected Elías was going to cut toward the middle, but he did not and the keeper could have more wisely simply held onto the ball and killed another 10 or 15 seconds before thumping the ball to safety. And it came back to haunt them in minute 87 when Corona inexplicably tossed an outlet pass toward no one in particular. They simply failed to put the Pumas away. Why the United States Is Set to Overtake Mexico on the World StageĮarlier, Milton Caraglio and Igor Lichnovsky had blown wide open chances, complicating matters for Cruz Azul.Pumas: In Search of Regaining a Top Spot.Edgar Méndez flubbed two scoring opportunities between minutes 76 and 82, Misael Domínguez scuffed a shot a minute later. Then Cruz Azul subs almost put the game away, but their wastefulness ended up costing them points. Five minutes later, Saldívar preserved UNAM’s hopes by punching away a header off a Cruz Azul corner kick.įelipe Mora headed wide for Pumas in minute 69 and “Turbo” shot high and wide two minutes later. Carlos González managed only a soft header right at Corona in minute 61. The Pumas pressed forward, but failed to create and danger.
The Cementeros were 6-2-2 in their previous 10 visits to CU. Cruz Azul led 1-0 in minute 48, continuing its good run at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Just minutes after the restart, sub Elías Hernández filters a pass to Jonathan Rodríguez in the box and he took the ball off the bounce, taking a quick that sailed past Alfredo Saldívar and into the net. (Photo by Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images) Jonathan “Cabecita” Rodríguez (left) is congratulated by teammates after scoring shortly after halftime to give visiting Cruz Azul the lead.
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