Cruz Azul 2–1 Puebla
Cruz Azul
2–1HT 1–1
Puebla
Cruz Azul played Puebla in the Liga MX on 22 July 2026 at Estadio Banorte. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 28'F. Monarrez (assist by A. Herrera)
- 37'Luka Romero — Yellow card
- 44'L. Romero (assist by J. Marquez)
- 45+2'Nicolás Ibáñez — Yellow card
- 82'C. Ebere (assist by J. Paradela)
- 84'Alonso Ramirez — Yellow card
- 90+1'Eduardo Mustre — Yellow card
- 90+5'Fernando Monarrez — Yellow card
Line-ups
Cruz Azul 4-2-2-2
- K. Mier
- J. Marquez
- G. Piovi
- J. Orozco
- C. Rotondi
- E. Lira
- C. Rodriguez
- J. Paradela
- L. Romero
- N. Ibanez
- G. Fernandez
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Gudino
- A. Palavecino
- J. Calero
- C. Ebere
- W. Ditta
- A. Garcia
- A. Montes
- O. Campos
- A. Montano
- J. Rodarte
- COACHES: Joel Huiqui
Puebla 4-4-2
- D. Gutierrez
- A. Leyva
- F. Almada
- J. Vargas
- F. Monarrez
- K. Velasco
- S. Sanabria
- A. Herrera
- E. Gomez
- A. Organista
- L. Hernandez
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Rodriguez
- B. Garnica
- C. Baltazar
- R. Castillo
- M. Tomas
- O. Villa
- A. Ramirez
- E. Navarro
- E. Mustre
- O. F. Moreno Villegas
- COACHES: Gerardo Espinoza
Match statistics
| Cruz Azul | Puebla | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 9 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 22 | Total shots | 10 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 12 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 67% | Possession | 33% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 568 | Total passes | 277 |
| 506 | Accurate passes | 212 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 1.38 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.90 |
| -0.80 | goals_prevented | -0.80 |