6' They don't get there
Despite the intensity, the teams can't get to the goal.
3' Very busy
Both teams are looking to cause damage, but they are unable to shoot at goal.
0' The ball is rolling
The action begins at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium.
America: LineUp
Malagón, Álvarez, Reyes, Juárez, Cáceres, Borja, Fidalgo, R. Sanchez, dos Santos, Zendejas, Henry
Cruz Azul: LineUp
Kevin Mier; Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi; Erik Lira, Lorenzo Faravelli, Alexis Gutiérrez, Ignacio Rivero, Carlos Rodríguez, Luis Romo, Rodolfo Rotondi; Georgios Giakoumakis.
On the pitch
Both teams are already warming up before the start of the match, exciting moments are coming up on the pitch in Mexico City.
At home!
Cruz Azul is already at the stadium, the local team will look to get a new victory and add another win to reach the final.
They're here!
The blue-cream squad is already at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium, looking to play a great game and score goals to qualify for the final.
We're almost there!
There's very little time left for the match between Cruz Azul and América to start, and very exciting moments are coming up where both teams will look to put on a great duel.
He wants more!
América will look to generate goals and create dangerous plays with Henry Martin, the forward arrives with the conviction of creating many plays and having opportunities.
Let's take care of him!
Ángel Sepúlveda is the player to watch for Cruz Azul, the forward has 9 goals and will look to continue generating danger up front.
What a thing!
America did not have a good regular tournament, however in the playoffs they are breaking the odds and looking to cause damage.
Watch out!
Cruz Azul had 39 goals at the end of the regular phase of the Apertura 2024, however they will seek to continue adding goals in this duel.
Nothing defined
In the first leg the score ended without goals for the teams, in this match they will go all out to get ahead, America needs to score if they want to be in a final again.
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In Mexico, where can you tune in to the game between Cruz Azul and América?
The Cruz Azul vs America match can be seen in Mexican territory on television on the TUDN and ESPN channels.
Live and streaming, this match can be tuned in on ViX+.
In addition, you can follow all the actions of this match through VAVEL USA.
At what times can the Liga MX duel between Cruz Azul and America be seen in different countries?
It is at 19:00 hrs, (Mexico) that these teams will face each other, however we leave you the schedules of different countries:
Argentina: 19:00 hours
Bolivia: 21:00 hours
Brazil: 20:00 hours
Chile: 21:00 hours
Colombia: 20:00 hours
Ecuador: 21:00 hours
United States: 20:00 hours PT and 21:00 hours ET
Mexico: 19:00 hours
Paraguay 21:00 hours
Peru: 20:00 hours
Uruguay: 22:00 hours
Venezuela: 21:00 hours
Japan: 10:00 hours
India: 07:00 hours
Nigeria: 02:00 hours
South Africa: 05:00 hours
Australia: 11:00 hours
United Kingdom ET: 02:00 hours
He didn't leave happy
André Jardine said before closing the semi-final second leg: “For me it's open, the same results benefit Cruz Azul, it's part of the rules, they worked for this advantage, but in these tough matches anything can happen, there will be moments in the second game where there will be little to lose, but also when both will have to take risks.”
“No, I'm not 100% happy, especially for the first half, we didn't play the game we imagined, Cruz Azul has merits, they thought about the game to take a step forward from what we did with Toluca, they knew how to come out from behind, cleaner, we adjusted a little more in the second, but we generated less, that makes me think that we could have been a team that is going to attack Cruz Azul, this will happen in how we are going to get through the second game, we will plan a better game than today, but I would have liked to play better without a doubt.”
“I don’t know, I imagine that we can go to the second half, win it, what do I want, in the end we hope to look for with eight central defenders because we are going to go winning, imagining that we get to the end, we are going to see the most offensive version that America can have.”
“The refereeing issue is incredible, having the VAR that they don’t call you, an important advantage, is to expel a player, I hope that you talk about that, because for me it is clear.”
America waited for the error
Martín Anselmi spoke to the media after the first duel: “Yes, we imagined this match, with us having control, having the ball, America waiting for the error to score, that’s how it did against Toluca, we were calm, patient, we understood that it is a game in which if you make a mistake, you lose, they expect that.”
“Proud of the boys, they were always calm, it is a semifinal against a great team, it is going to be tough, we had one in the second half, if it goes to the right with Nacho it was a goal, we knew it was like that, now we have to prepare for the return.”
“They don't play away, and even less against each other. We always go in search of the result since the preparation of the match, it's our essence and identity. At home again, but now with our people, that's it.”
“We went looking for the goal, it was our stance during the match, deserving it is complex, one of Sepúlveda's that he can't get down well, the one I said about Luis, the one from the first half of Luis (Romo), in which their center back, Juárez, closes. We play in the rival field, it's the essence of Cruz Azul and we're not going to change it.”
América's last lineup
Luis Malagón; Israel Reyes, Kevin Álvarez, Cristian Calderón, Ramón Juárez, Miguel Vázquez; Paul Rodríguez, Álvaro Fidalgo, Alan Cervantes, Alejandro Zendejas; Rodrigo Aguirre.
Cruz Azul's last lineup
Kevin Mier; Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi; Lorenzo Faravelli, Erik Lira, Alexis Gutiérrez, Ignacio Rivera, Carlos Rodríguez, Luis Romo, Rodolfo Rotondi; Ángel Sepúlveda.
They want another championship
América defeated Toluca in a resounding manner with a global score of four goals to zero, however in this duel they will seek to be forceful and contemplate the feat in the face of a new final.
For the penultimate step
Cruz Azul managed to reach these instances after tying the cards against Xolos in the return match in this same building to add a new victory at home.
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In this preview we will bring you the most relevant news of the draw, updates, as well as everything that happens in the surroundings of this venue, the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium, which will host a great match.