Cruz Azul vs América

Liga MX - Apertura - Semi-finals 9 Dec 2024, 01:00
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
3–4
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
América
América
🏟 Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Ciudad de México (D.F.)) 👤 A. Escobedo Round Semi-finals

Match report

América edged past Cruz Azul 4-3 in the Liga MX - Apertura - Semi-finals on 9 December 2024. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 6 more goals in the second half.

Cruz Azul dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 15 shots to América's 5.

R. Aguirre was sent off in the 90+8th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Ciudad de México (D.F.)), with A. Escobedo in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 15 - 5 On target 6 - 4 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 12 - 6 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Ramón Juárez
América · 1 goal
8 Richard Sánchez 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Gonzalo Piovi 1 assist
7 José Rivero 1 goal
7 Gabriel Fernández 1 goal
First half vs second half
Cruz Azul stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 11–3
Shots On Goal 0–1 6–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 3–0 3–1
Attacks 41–43 75–20
Match statistics
6 Corners 1
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
116 Attacks 63
70 Dangerous Attacks 16
5 On Target 4
10 Off Target 1
15 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 0
11 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 6
5 Corners 1
0 Offsides 2
63% Ball Possession 37%
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 2
467 Passes Total 300
384 Passes Accurate 239
Line-ups 3-5-1-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cruz Azul · 3-5-1-1
23 K. Mier
4 W. Ditta 6 E. Lira 33 G. Piovi
15 J. Rivero 8 L. Faravelli 19 C. Rodríguez 14 A. Gutiérrez 29 C. Rotondi
27 L. Romo
11 G. Giakoumakis
América · 4-4-2
1 L. Malagón
3 I. Reyes 29 R. Juárez 4 S. Cáceres 26 C. Borja
5 K. Álvarez 20 R. Sánchez 6 J. Santos 8 Á. Fidalgo
17 A. Zendejas 21 H. Martín
Cruz Azul
Coach
M. Anselmi
Substitutes
  • 2 Jorge Sánchez
  • 9 Ángel Sepúlveda
  • 10 Andres Montaño
  • 21 Gabriel Fernández
  • 194 Amaury Morales
  • 1 Andrés Gudiño
  • 13 Camilo Cándido
  • 26 Carlos Vargas
  • 17 Amaury Garcia Moreno
  • 200 Jorge Luis García Rivas
América
Coach
André Jardine
Substitutes
  • 13 Alan Cervantes
  • 27 Rodrigo Aguirre
  • 18 Cristian Calderón
  • 14 Néstor Araujo
  • 28 Erick Sánchez
  • 30 Rodolfo Cota
  • 7 Brian Rodríguez
  • 10 Diego Valdés
  • 24 Javairô Dilrosun
  • 11 Victor Dávila
Substitutions
  • 52' ↑ Á. Sepúlveda ↓ É. Lira Cruz Azul
  • 52' ↑ J. Sánchez ↓ L. Faravelli Cruz Azul
  • 67' ↑ A. Cervantes ↓ R. Sánchez América
  • 67' ↑ R. Aguirre ↓ H. Martín América
  • 71' ↑ G. Fernández ↓ G. Giakoumakis Cruz Azul
  • 71' ↑ A. Montaño ↓ L. Romo Cruz Azul
  • 75' ↑ C. Calderón ↓ C. Borja América
  • 78' ↑ A. Morales ↓ A. Gutiérrez Cruz Azul
  • 84' ↑ É. Sánchez ↓ J. dos Santos América
  • 84' ↑ N. Araújo ↓ S. Cáceres América
Cards
  • 90+8' R. Aguirre América
  • 90+16' I. Rivero Cruz Azul
  • 42' L. Faravelli Cruz Azul
  • 59' C. Borja América
  • 67' W. Ditta Cruz Azul
  • 67' C. Rodriguez Cruz Azul
  • 87' A. Morales Cruz Azul
  • 90+5' R. Aguirre América
  • 90+8' R. Aguirre América
Head-to-head
Cruz Azul 9 8 draws 6 América
2026-04-12 Club America vs Cruz Azul 1 - 1
2025-10-19 Cruz Azul vs Club America 2 - 1
2025-05-19 Club América vs Cruz Azul 2 - 1
2025-05-16 Cruz Azul vs Club América 1 - 0
2025-04-13 Club América vs Cruz Azul 0 - 0
2025-04-09 Cruz Azul vs Club América 2 - 1
Recent form
Cruz Azul D D D L W
América D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cruz Azul vs América?
Cruz Azul lost 3-4 against América on 9 December 2024.
Who won Cruz Azul vs América?
América won the match 4-3.
Where was Cruz Azul vs América played?
The match was played at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Ciudad de México (D.F.)).
Who had more possession in Cruz Azul vs América?
Cruz Azul had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.