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Cruz Azul vs León

U.S. Open Cup
Cruz Azul
9-2-4
2-1
Final
León
6-4-5
Estadio Banorte

Match pulse

CAZAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLEO
48%Possession52%
15Shots16
5On target4
4Corners6
3Saves3
16Fouls11
33'Gabriel FernandezCAZ34'Jhohan RomañaLEO45'+7'Christopher MoraLEO55'Edgar GuerraLEO55'José RodríguezLEO60'Jesús OrozcoCAZ79'Isaac Alfredo Espinosa SalinasLEO85'Ángel MárquezCAZ90'+3'José ParadelaCAZ
Team1H2HT
CAZ022
LEO011

Who won: Cruz Azul 2-1

Cruz Azul beat León 2-1 on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at Estadio Banorte. Goals for Cruz Azul: Andres Montaño (56' pen) and José Paradela (72'). Goals for León: José Alvarado (90'+10' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Andres MontañoCM-L
  2. 27.0José AlvaradoF
  3. 36.9Kevin MierG
  4. 46.6Gonzalo PioviCD
  5. 56.5José ParadelaSUB
  6. 66.3Omar CamposLB
  7. 76.3Rogelio GonzálezRB
  8. 86.3Agustín PalavecinoRM
  9. 96.3Gabriel FernandezF
  10. 106.3Nicolás IbáñezSUB
  11. 116.2Amaury GarcíaCD-R
  12. 126.2Carlos RodríguezLM

Team stats

CAZLEO
16Fouls11
4Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
3Offsides3
4Corner Kicks6
3Saves3
47.9Possession52.1
15SHOTS16
5ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
376Accurate Passes410
437Passes469
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
5Accurate Crosses8
15Crosses21
0.3Cross %0.4
61Long Balls52
38Accurate Long Balls31
0.6Long Balls %0.6
4Blocked Shots5
9Effective Tackles3
14Tackles6
0.6Tackle %0.5
11Interceptions11
29Effective Clearances19
29Clearances19

Player of the game

Andres Montaño

CAZ · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

21%
CAZ · 1.74 xG
21%
Draw
59%
LEO · 2.61 xG

León deserved better: 59% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 2, León 1.
  3. 90'+12'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Díber Cambindo (León) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fernando Beltrán with a cross following a corner.

    D. Cambindo

  4. 90'+11'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Isaac Espinosa (León) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Alvarado with a headed pass.

    I. Alfredo Espinosa Salinas

  5. 90'+11'LEO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, León. Conceded by Gonzalo Piovi.

  6. 90'+11'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.

    K. Mier

  7. GOAL90'+10'

    Goal! Penalty

    J. Alvarado

    Goal! Cruz Azul 2, León 1. Alfonso Alvarado (León) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    CAZ 2 - 1 LEO
  8. 90'+7'LEO

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Penalty León.

  9. 90'+7'CAZ

    Foul

    Penalty León. Alfonso Alvarado draws a foul in the penalty area.

  10. 90'+7'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Amaury García (Cruz Azul) after a foul in the penalty area.

  11. 90'+5'CAZ

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Óscar García.

  12. 90'+5'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Óscar García (León). Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.

  13. 90'+4'LEO

    Foul

    Foul by Isaac Espinosa (León).

  14. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    José Paradela (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Paradela

  16. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Fernando Beltrán (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by José Paradela (Cruz Azul).

  18. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  19. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Fernando Beltrán (León) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.

  20. 90'CAZ

    Free kick won

    Isaac Espinosa (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).

  22. 87'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Juan Domínguez (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Iván Moreno.

    J. Domínguez

  23. 87'

    Offside

    Offside, Cruz Azul. Nicolás Ibáñez is caught offside.

  24. 86'Jhohan Romaña

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Díber Cambindo (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jhohan Romaña.

    D. Cambindo

  25. 85'

    Yellow card

    Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Á. Márquez

Leaders

CAZLEO
Total Shots
Gabriel Fernandez
3
José Alvarado
4
Accurate Passes
Gonzalo Piovi
68
Juan Guevara
67
Defensive Interventions
Jesús Orozco
13
Jhohan Romaña
12
Saves
Kevin Mier
3
Oscar García
3

Season seriesCAZ leads series 4-1