Monterrey vs Cruz Azul, 1st Leg
Match pulse
MTYAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'CAZ 
19'Jorge RodríguezMTY41'Ángel MárquezCAZ52'Gonzalo PioviCAZ61'Santiago MeleMTY80'Santiago MeleMTY88'Luis ReyesMTY
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 MTY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 CAZ | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Who won: Cruz Azul 3-2
Cruz Azul beat Monterrey 3-2 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Estadio BBVA. Goals for Monterrey: Roberto de la Rosa (35', 40'). Goals for Cruz Azul: Érik Lira (25'), Gonzalo Piovi (84' pen) and Nicolás Ibáñez (90').
What it means
- Cruz Azul has won 5 straight.
- Monterrey has dropped 4 of the last 5.
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Lineups
Cruz Azul7th in Mexican Liga BBVA MXLineup (3-4-2-1)
- 1Andrés GudiñoG
- 2Amaury GarcíaCD
- 3Gonzalo PioviCD-L
- 4Érik LiraCD-R
- 5Ángel MárquezCM-L
- 6Agustín PalavecinoCM-R
- 7Rodolfo RotondiLM
- 8Omar CamposRM
- 9Gabriel FernandezF
- 10Carlos RodríguezCF-L
- 11José ParadelaCF-R
Monterrey10th in Mexican Liga BBVA MXLineup (4-2-3-1)
- 1Santiago MeleG
- 2Daniel AcevesCD-L
- 3Stefan MedinaCD-R
- 4Luis ReyesLB
- 5Ricardo ChávezRB
- 6Jesús CoronaAM
- 7Carlos SalcedoLM
- 8Jorge RodríguezRM
- 9Roberto de la RosaF
- 10Lucas OcamposAM-L
- 11Cristian ReyesAM-R
Head to head
CAZ leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Monterrey 2, Cruz Azul 1 (May 19)
Last 5
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Game info
- Venue
- Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico · Attendance 28,889
- Officials
- Drew Fischer
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