Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna

Liga MX - Apertura 17 Aug 2025, 01:00
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
🏟 Estadio Olímpico Universitario (Ciudad de México (D.F.)) 👤 Fernando Hernández Gómez Round 5

Match report

Cruz Azul edged past Santos Laguna 3-2 in the Liga MX - Apertura on 17 August 2025.

Cruz Azul dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 32 shots to Santos Laguna's 3.

R. Sordo was sent off in the 40th minute.

The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Universitario (Ciudad de México (D.F.)), with Fernando Hernández Gómez in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 32 - 3 On target 10 - 2 Corners 12 - 4 Fouls 16 - 2 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Carlos Rodríguez
Cruz Azul · 1 goal
8 José Rivero 1 goal
8 Gabriel Fernández 1 goal
8 Cristián Dájome 1 goal
8 Gonzalo Piovi 1 assist
First half vs second half
Cruz Azul stepped it up after the break, with 18 shots in the second half compared to 14 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–2 18–1
Shots On Goal 5–1 5–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 4–0 8–4
Attacks 72–39 63–40
Match statistics
12 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
135 Attacks 79
121 Dangerous Attacks 41
10 On Target 2
22 Off Target 1
32 Shots Total 3
10 Shots On Goal 2
12 Shots Off Goal 0
10 Shots Blocked 1
16 Shots Inside Box 3
16 Shots Outside Box 0
16 Fouls 2
11 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
64% Ball Possession 36%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0 Saves 7
469 Passes Total 267
415 Passes Accurate 204
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cruz Azul · 3-1-4-2
23 K. Mier
193 K. Velázquez 4 W. Ditta 33 G. Piovi
6 E. Lira
15 J. Rivero 20 J. Paradela 19 C. Rodríguez 29 C. Rotondi
9 Á. Sepúlveda 7 M. Bogusz
Santos Laguna · 4-3-3
1 C. Acevedo
4 J. Abella 23 E. Gutiérrez 35 K. Balanta 2 B. Amione
5 A. Lopez 6 J. Güemez 21 F. Villalba
7 C. Dájome 99 B. Barticciotto 26 R. Sordo
Cruz Azul
Coach
Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón
Substitutes
  • 2 Jorge Sánchez
  • 8 Lorenzo Faravelli
  • 16 Jeremy Márquez
  • 3 Omar Campos
  • 21 Gabriel Fernández
  • 1 Andrés Gudiño
  • 26 Carlos Vargas
  • 194 Amaury Morales
  • 18 Luka Romero
  • 214 Mateo Levy
Santos Laguna
Coach
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez
Substitutes
  • 13 Jesús Ocejo
  • 9 Jordan Carrillo
  • 20 Kevin Palacios
  • 17 Emmanuel Echeverría
  • 33 Hector Holguin
  • 188 Jonathan Pérez
  • 22 Ronaldo Prieto
  • 24 Diego Medina
  • 8 Salvador Mariscal
  • 184 Luis Vega Espinoza
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ J. Sánchez ↓ K. Velázquez Cruz Azul
  • 57' ↑ L. Faravelli ↓ M. Bogusz Cruz Azul
  • 68' ↑ A. Ocejo ↓ B. Barticciotto Santos Laguna
  • 75' ↑ J. Márquez ↓ J. Paradela Cruz Azul
  • 75' ↑ J. Carrillo ↓ C. Dájome Santos Laguna
  • 75' ↑ K. Palacios ↓ Fran Villalba Santos Laguna
  • 81' ↑ O. Campos ↓ É. Lira Cruz Azul
  • 81' ↑ G. Fernández ↓ C. Rotondi Cruz Azul
  • 89' ↑ E. Echeverría ↓ B. Amione Santos Laguna
Cards
  • 40' R. Sordo Santos Laguna
  • 49' K. Velazquez Cruz Azul
Head-to-head
Cruz Azul 7 3 draws 4 Santos Laguna
2026-03-04 Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul 1 - 2
2025-08-17 Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna 3 - 2
2025-02-20 Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul 0 - 1
2024-11-03 Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna 2 - 0
2024-03-10 Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul 3 - 0
2023-08-20 Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna 2 - 2
Recent form
Cruz Azul D D D L W
Santos Laguna D L L W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna?
Cruz Azul won 3-2 against Santos Laguna on 17 August 2025.
Who won Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna?
Cruz Azul won the match 3-2.
Where was Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna played?
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Universitario (Ciudad de México (D.F.)).
Who had more possession in Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna?
Cruz Azul had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.