Cruz Azul overcame the hangover from the Leagues Cup and defeated Querétaro 0-2

The Celestial Machine of Cruz Azul left the hangover from the Leagues Cup behind to beat the Gallos Blancos de Querétaro 0-2 away from home, allowing the cement workers to remain undefeated in the resumption of the tournament 2024 MX League Opening Tournament.

A victory that was not easy, especially in the second half, when the Gallos Blancos improved from a terrible first half, where Cruz Azul should have resolved the game. with four clear goal chances, three from Uriel Antuna and one from Ángel Sepúlveda.

But they say that those who forgive go through hard times and that is what happened to La Máquina, who had to rely on the VAR review on two occasions to avoid Querétaro could prevent the team led by Argentine Martín Anselmi from achieving their plans of taking home the three points.

The truth is that Cruz Azul, despite all its problems, was able to demonstrate that it has a squad to overcome critical moments and show that they are a team that is ready for more complicated undertakings. such as the duel of the next match against América in the reissue of the controversial grand final of the last tournament.

Now the cement workers, after that intense first half, were able to go to the break with the advantage on the scoreboard that justified the dominance on the field with the penalty scored. in the 42nd minute by Argentine Carlos Rotondi.

But paradoxically that goal played against Cruz Azul, since Querétaro was the team that prevailed in the second half, putting the sky-blues against the wall and being on the verge of achieving the tie when the coach Mauro Gerk of the Gallos Blancos did not sit back and do nothing and he made changes again for the second half and his plan almost succeeded.

Sespecially when at 48′ Rubio Méndez got behind Ditta and scored against Mier. The problem is that the VAR reviewed the game and found that it was an offside, ruining the home team’s draw.

Even so, Gallos managed to take the ball away from the Machine and put pressure on the sky-blues, but could not reflect that dominance on the scoreboard, allowing the Machine with some adjustments such as the entry of the Greek Girogios Giakoumakis and the rookie Amaury Morales, to put pressure on the Queretanos again until the last minute of halftime. added Morales managed to score 0-2 for the cement victory.

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