The Cruz Azul Gazette
Match3 Jan 2035
Cruz Azul through in the cup
A 2‑0 win over Pachuca, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Squad8 Jan 2035
Willer Ditta keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Cruz Azul may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad8 Jan 2035
A one-man rearguard from Andrés Gudiño
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings8 Jan 2035
Both of them Mateo Levy's — 6.56
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 6.56, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings8 Jan 2035
Jaziel Martínez, 34, rolls back the years — 7.86
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.86 at 34, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad8 Jan 2035
Agustín Palavecino stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Agustín Palavecino and Cruz Azul agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market8 Jan 2035
Cruz Azul say no — this time
The offer from Morelia for Agustín Melean was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market8 Jan 2035
Moataz Mohamed has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Cruz Azul they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad8 Jan 2035
Tempers go at Cruz Azul
Omar Campos was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Emmanuel John
- Match Mateo Levy’s goal not enough for Cruz Azul
- Match Mateo Levy among the goals in a wild afternoon