Cruz Azul vs Monterrey, 2nd Leg Cruz Azul advance 4-3 on aggregate

Liga MX

Cruz Azul

CAZ

1-1

Final

Monterrey

MTY

2nd Leg - Cruz Azul advance 4-3 on aggregate

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Match pulse

CAZAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MTY

29'Carlos FraydeMTY37'Gonzalo PioviCAZ45'+4'Víctor GuzmánMTY51'Jorge RodarteCAZ57'Carlos SalcedoMTY59'Jorge RodríguezMTY

Team	1H	2H	T
CAZ	0	1	1
MTY	1	0	1

Who won: Cruz Azul 1-1

Cruz Azul beat Monterrey 1-1 in 2nd Leg Cruz Azul advance 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Estadio Cuauhtémoc. Goals for Cruz Azul: José Paradela (46'). Goals for Monterrey: Jorge Rodríguez (8').

Player of the game

Andrés Gudiño

CAZ · 90'

6.0

Deserved to win

13%

CAZ · 0.16 xG

75%

Draw

12%

MTY · 0.14 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.
Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Monterrey 1.
90'+3'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Montaño with a cross following a corner.
90'+3'
Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Carlos Salcedo.
90'+2'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Ricardo Chávez (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Uros Djurdjevic.
90'+1'
Free kick won
Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'CAZ
Foul
Foul by Andrés Montaño (Cruz Azul).
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jesús Corona (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
J. Corona
87'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Campos
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Josué Díaz replaces Omar Campos.
J. Díaz
87'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Paradela
Substitution, Cruz Azul. Andrés Montaño replaces José Paradela.
A. Montaño
86'MTY
Free kick won
Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Cristian Reyes (Monterrey).
84'MTY
Free kick won
Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Jorge Rodríguez (Monterrey).
83'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Uros Djurdjevic (Monterrey) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Corona with a cross.
U. Djurdjevic
82'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82'
Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Salcedo (Monterrey).
81'
Free kick won
Luca Orellano (Monterrey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Jorge Rodarte (Cruz Azul).
80'
Cristian reyes shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Cristian Reyes (Monterrey) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Chávez.
C. Reyes
79'
Offside
Offside, Cruz Azul. Jorge Rodarte is caught offside.
78'
Free kick won
José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Luis Reyes (Monterrey).
78'
Ricardo chávez shot on target
Attempt saved. Ricardo Chávez (Monterrey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrés Gudiño (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Jorge Rodríguez.
R. Chávez

Leaders

CAZMTY

Total Shots

José Paradela

Jesús Corona

Accurate Passes

Érik Lira

Luis Reyes

Saves