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Grey day for the Cruz Azul: The Machine lost at the Stadium Azteca against Atlético San Luis (0-1) and let go of a wonderful opportunity to get into direct league positions. Those led by Juan Reynoso were not dominant and were unable to impose their locality to overcome a tidy rival.
Atlético San Luis did not lock up Not even Cruz Azul had the virtue of taking control of the commitment. It was an even duel and fought in the middle of the field. Little details made the difference.
The visitors, who had not allowed a goal in two of the last three games, once again left their rival clean with a disciplined team in defense and made a good play on offense, which was enough for them to win.
It happened right at the end of the first half, in the added minutes. Ricardo Chávez scored his first goal with the Atlético San Luis shirt and sent the game to the locker room with a emotional momentum for his team, while dislocating The Machine.
In the second half, by nature Cruz Azul had possession to do damage, but he didn’t make it. He made eight shots and none of them went on goal. There was a lack of capacity to generate more dangerous options.
None of Reynoso’s shocks changed the dynamic. Atlético San Luis won by order and discipline in a field that is always complicated. And with the victory he secured his pass to the final phase of the Closing Tournament.
For its part, Cruz Azul finished the day in sixth place in the competition . If they had won they would be in third place. But it did not happen, so they will have to beat America on the last day and match adverse results from Puebla or Atlas if they want to finish in the top 4 of the table, which grants direct access to the quarterfinals.
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