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Cruz Azul vs Veracruz

Liga MX
Cruz Azul
3-6-3
5-3
Final
Veracruz
2-3-7
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Match pulse

CAZAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'VER
60%Possession40%
16Shots10
10On target6
6Corners8
3Saves5
17Fouls14
45'+2'Gabriel PeñalbaVER50'Enzo RocoCAZ56'Lucas RodríguezVER60'Gabriel PeñalbaVER69'Jehu ChiapasVER89'João RojasCAZ90'+4'Matías CahaisVER90'+4'Rosario CotaCAZ90'+4'Rosario CotaCAZ
Team1H2HT
CAZ235
VER213

Who won: Cruz Azul 5-3

Cruz Azul beat Veracruz 5-3 on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes. Goals for Cruz Azul: Christian Giménez (29' pen, 64' pen), João Rojas (39', 47') and Jorge Benítez (90'+2'). Goals for Veracruz: Matías Cahais (11'), Juan Albín (40') and Leobardo López (79').

What it means

  • Veracruz has lost 4 straight.

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Lineups

Veracruz1st in Mexican Copa MX
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Pedro GalleseG
  2. 2Matías CahaisCD-L
  3. 3Leobardo LópezCD-R
  4. 4Lucas RodríguezLB
  5. 5Jesús PaganoniRB
  6. 6Gabriel PeñalbaCM-L
  7. 7Jehu ChiapasCM-R
  8. 8Glory WilliamsLM
  9. 9Adrián LunaRM
  10. 10Julio FurchCF-L
  11. 11Juan AlbínCF-R
Cruz Azul7th in Mexican Liga BBVA MX
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1José CoronaG
  2. 2Julian VelázquezCD-L
  3. 3Enzo RocoCD-R
  4. 4Omar MendozaLB
  5. 5Julio DomínguezRB
  6. 6Rafael BacaCM-L
  7. 7Aldo RamírezCM-R
  8. 8Rosario CotaLM
  9. 9João RojasRM
  10. 10Joffre GuerrónCF-L
  11. 11Christian GiménezCF-R

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3
Last meeting: Cruz Azul 4, Veracruz 0 (Jan 25)

Last 5

VER
  • L@ AME0-1
  • Lvs GDL0-1
  • L@ PUE2-3
  • Lvs MOR1-3
  • T@ SAN1-1
CAZ
  • Wvs MDZ4-0
  • T@ UANL0-0
  • Lvs TOL0-1
  • W@ CHP3-0
  • Lvs AME3-4

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Game info

Venue
Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico · Attendance 11,788

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-3

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