America revalidated his title Liga MX by beating 1-0 Blue Cross in the second leg final of the 2024 Clausura Tournament.
After the 1-1 draw at the Estadio Azul, with a penalty goal from Henry Martín, the Águilas surpassed La Maquina Celeste on the scoreboard, although not on the field, since Cruz Azul dominated most of the match. but it lacked forcefulness.
Here we share the details minute by minute.
11:55 p.m.
America is also Champion of Champions
Tonight America won two trophies: The league title and the Champion of Champions, as they won the championship in both tournaments of the season.
11:49 p.m.
America is two-time champion of Mexican soccer
Final whistle and the Águilas obtain their 15th title. Azteca explodes with joy.
11:39 p.m.
Once again Malagón saves America
Rodrigo Huescas shot from a corner, but Malagón guessed the play and managed to get his hand in to prevent the tie.
11:37 p.m.
Cruz Azul lets the tie go
After a corner and a series of rebounds, Mateo Levi, who had just entered the match, sent it over the top.
11:33 p.m.
America is close to the second goal
Julián Quiñones shot from mid-range close to the post and Kevin Mier sent it to a corner kick.
11:32 p.m.
Change of Cruz Azul
Gutiérrez enters and “Titan” Salcedo leaves.
11:27 p.m.
Yellow card for Julián Quiñones
The naturalized Mexican Colombian player also received a warning, due to a foul on Carlos Rodríguez.
11:27 p.m.
Yellow card for Henry Martín
The forward from America took off his shirt during the goal celebration and took the warning card.
Henry Martín shoots to the left side, deceiving the goalkeeper, and scores the goal that smells like a championship.
11:23 p.m.
The VAR confirms the maximum penalty
Referee Ortiz went to the VAR and confirmed his decision. The penalty will be charged.
11:18 p.m.
Penalty in favor of America
A late sweep by Rotondi causes a foul in the area on Israel Reyes that the whistler decrees with the maximum penalty.
11:12 p.m.
Minute 65 and we remain 0-0
There are still no movements on the scoreboard or on the field, since the same 22 that started the game are still playing.
11:02 p.m.
Goal disallowed for Cruz Azul
By protocol, the referee let a play run that ended with the ball in the back of América’s goal, but the goal was disallowed due to Uriel Antuna being offside.
11:00 p.m.
Zendejas sends it over the top
Now América was the team that arrived with danger, after a good play by Henry Martín, after a double header in the area Zendejas sent the ball slightly over the post
10:54 p.m.
The second part starts
The referee orders the start of the second half.
10:53 p.m.
Cruz Azul also maintains its starting team
Martín Anselmi will also start the complementary part with the same players who played the first 45 minutes.
10:52 p.m.
America continues with its 11 starters
The Eagles returned to the field with their starting eleven. André Jardine does not send changes to start the plugin.
While the fans wait for the players to return to the field, at the Azteca Stadium they show a very attractive light show
10:32 p.m.
First half ends
Cruz Azul dominates the match and has had three dangerous attacks, but has not reflected its superiority on the scoreboard. We’ll see if this doesn’t take its toll on you later.
Cruz Azul misses another dangerous play. The third time was not the charm and captain José Ignacio Rivero had one in front of the goal, but he sent it over the top.
10:24 p.m.
Yellow card for Cruz Azul
Carlos Rotondi is painted yellow at minute 38.
10:19 p.m.
We remain 0-0 at Azteca and 1-1 overall
Minute 37 and the scoreboard does not move. If regular time ends with a tie, there will be extra time. In the final the position in the general table is no longer the tiebreaker criterion.
10:09 p.m.
Malagón saves again
America’s goalkeeper is already a factor. Malagón got a goal ball again, this time with a header from Sepúlveda who was going down, but the goalkeeper arrived in time and rejected the ball. We remain 0-0 at minute 23.
9:59 p.m.
Malagón Paradon
Cross into the heart of the area from the right corner and Antuna finishes with a solid header that the azulcrema goalkeeper rejects with a spectacular shot.
9:57 p.m.
Cruz Azul arrives with danger
Rotondi manages to sneak into the big area and shoot into the lower left corner of the goal, but Luis Ángel Malagón was attentive and managed to keep the ball.
9:50 p.m.
Corner kick for Cruz Azul
Rivero gets a corner and Rotondi collects. Piovi finishes in the big area, but crashes the ball into a defender.
9:46 p.m.
Kevin Mier has his first intervention
America wanted to knock on the door, but the light blue goalkeeper punched it away at the height of the penalty mark.
9:34 p.m.
The game starts!
After the official protocol, referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava gives the opening whistle of the Mexican soccer final.
9:25 p.m.
This is how the Eagles jumped onto the field
América took to the Azteca Stadium field amidst great applause and with pyrotechnics in the background.
9:23 p.m.
List of America’s lineup
The Eagles also shared their starting eleven. It will be the same team that started the first leg final at the Estadio Azul.
9:10 p.m.
There is already an official time for the start of the game
Liga MX reported that the start time will be at 7:35 pm local time, that is, at 9:35 pm ET / 6:35 pm PT
The match will begin at 7:35 p.m., after both teams will warm up on the Azteca Stadium field. Everything ready for the Return of the Grand Final.
— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) May 27, 2024
9:02 p.m.
The teams are already warming up
Both squads are on the field. Despite the rain, both are warming up.
8:53 p.m.
Cruz Azul lineup listed
Although the official time when the match will start has not yet been announced, La Maquina Celeste has already revealed its starting eleven.
8:44 p.m.
Special patches on t-shirts
América and Cruz Azul will wear a gold patch on their jacket to commemorate this final; América will have an additional one on his arm that identifies him as the defending champion of Mexican soccer.
8:40 p.m.
The game is delayed
Liga MX reported that, due to weather conditions (heavy rain and thunderstorm) the match will be delayed a few moments. We will be waiting for any news.
🚨 Due to weather conditions, the start of the Grand Final match between @ClubAmerica vs. @CruzAzul, it has been delayed.
Schedule to be defined, we will be informed of any updates 🚨
— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) May 27, 2024
8:38 p.m.
This is how Cruz Azul arrived at the Azteca Stadium
The Celestial Machine wants to whistle loudly and so it arrived at the Azteca locker room to fight to embroider its 10 star.
8:37 p.m.
America is already in the Azteca
The azulcremas players are already in the locker rooms of the Coloso de Santa Úrsula, ready to defend their title and look for star number 15.
8:34 p.m.
We are nowhere near starting the game
The big day has arrived and in a few minutes América and Cruz Azul will start the match at the Azteca Stadium in which the champion of the 2024 Clausura Tournament of the MX League will be determined.