César Garza

Defensive Midfielder - Free Agent
18 Feb 2029
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95 Edition

The Cruz Azul Gazette

22 May 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad22 May 2028

A falling-out at Cruz Azul

Ángel Sepúlveda and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout22 May 2028

Erik Lira has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Cruz Azul will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Market22 May 2028

Jesús Orozco Chiquete linked with a move away

The name of Jesús Orozco Chiquete keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Cruz Azul say nothing, which says plenty.

Market22 May 2028

Cruz Azul put Omar Campos up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Omar Campos may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

The dugout22 May 2028

Gabriel Fernández knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Gabriel Fernández trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Loan watch22 May 2028

3 goals on loan for Mateo Levy

15 appearances at Santos Laguna and the goals keep coming. Cruz Azul are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

The dugout22 May 2028

Cristian Jiménez has been promised minutes

A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Cristian Jiménez has written the date down.

Squad22 May 2028

César Garza has settled at Cruz Azul

The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.

Boardroom22 May 2028

The Cruz Azul production line keeps running

18 graduates out of an academy now rated 9 out of 20. Clubs this size survive on exactly that, and the town knows every name.

In brief

Back issues
91 Edition

The Cruz Azul Gazette

24 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad24 Apr 2028

Diego Araujo breaks a bone — 42 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 42 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Squad24 Apr 2028

Tempers go at Cruz Azul

Gabriel Fernández 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.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

Erik Lira has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Cruz Azul will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

Market24 Apr 2028

Jesús Orozco Chiquete linked with a move away

The name of Jesús Orozco Chiquete keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Cruz Azul say nothing, which says plenty.

Market24 Apr 2028

The shop window has Omar Campos in it

Cruz Azul have let the market know Omar Campos can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

Squad24 Apr 2028

Carlos Rotondi has seen what the next man earns

Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room and never have. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and at Cruz Azul that is a harder question to answer.

Loan watch24 Apr 2028

3 goals on loan for Mateo Levy

15 appearances at Santos Laguna and the goals keep coming. Cruz Azul are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

A door opens for Amaury García

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

The dugout24 Apr 2028

Cristian Jiménez knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Cruz Azul, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

87 Edition

The Cruz Azul Gazette

27 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad27 Mar 2028

Tempers go at Cruz Azul

Gabriel Fernández 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.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

Cruz Azul keep their word to José Paradela

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

When it matters, Erik Lira plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Market27 Mar 2028

Jesús Orozco Chiquete linked with a move away

The name of Jesús Orozco Chiquete keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Cruz Azul say nothing, which says plenty.

Looking ahead27 Mar 2028

A reunion for Carlos Rodríguez

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Monterrey in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market27 Mar 2028

The shop window has Carlos Rotondi in it

Cruz Azul have let the market know Carlos Rotondi can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

Loan watch27 Mar 2028

Mateo Levy keeps scoring at Santos Laguna

14 appearances away from home and 3 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

Carlos Felipe Rodríguez asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Looking ahead27 Mar 2028

An away day at Monterrey next for Cruz Azul

They sit in position 8 and they will be waiting. Away form is where a season shows its true character, and this side has a point to make about its own.

In brief