Cruz Azul defeats Santos Laguna, ends 24 years longest wins drought LigaMX 2021 title.
Cruz Azul ends a 24 years, a longest League Title winning drought with a 2-1 aggregate win over Santos Laguna.
It wasn’t easy, but after a hard-fought series Cruz Azul finally ascends to the top of Liga MX, downing Santos Laguna 2-1 on aggregate to win the 2021 Guard1anes tournament in the front of 21000 spectators at the Aztecs stadium.
Juan Reynoso entered the history of Cruz Azul , as he became the first foreign coach & as a player with the Azul team to wins championship in Mexican soccer.
This is the 'Machine's' ninth title in their history
Sunday May 30 LIGA BBVA MX
Guard1anes Tournament 2021 |
Grand Final Vuelta: Cruz Azul 1-1 Santos Laguna
Goal Scores: Cruz Azul - Jonathan RodrÃguez (50’); Santos Laguna - Diego Valdés (36’)
Agg. Scoreboard: 2-1
Stadium: Azteca, Capacity: 21000 fans
Referee: Fernando Hernández.
In this spectacular drama, Reynoso side was helpless in the first half but trying Very hard but in vain, on the other side at the minute 36 of the duel, Diego Valdés, the Chilean midfielder for Santos Laguna, opened the scoring, tying the overall score 1-1.
It would be until the complement of the game, at minute 50, when Jonathan RodrÃguez would get the tying goal in a drop-off and the 2-1 on aggregate.
The Uruguayan showed his quality and buried the ghosts of a story that had not rewarded a contending team for several years. This Sunday, Cruz Azul goes to bed with the trophy he has longed to achieve for 23 years.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH Jonathan Rodriguez finished as tonight's hero. The Uruguayan striker scored the goal that earned La Maquina del Cruz Azul the title, after 23 years of waiting..
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