Cruz Azul vs Pachuca

9 February 2025 · Liga MX · 2024/25 · Referee César Ramos Palazuelos

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

José Rivero 22’
Gabriel Fernández 90’

Salomón Rondón 76’

Match summary

Cruz Azul beat Pachuca 2-1, with a late winner. Cruz Azul led 1-0 at half-time.

José Rivero put Cruz Azul ahead from a corner in the 22nd minute, Salomón Rondón equalised with a header in the 76th minute, and Gabriel Fernández won it with a header in the 90th minute.

Carlos Rotondi had a penalty saved for Cruz Azul.

Key events

Cruz Azul Pachuca

Kick-off

José RiveroShot on target

13’

17’

Salomón RondónShot on target

Giorgos GiakoumakisShot on target

19’

José RiveroRight foot shot

1-0

22’

Carlos RodríguezShot on target

26’

Carlos RodríguezShot on target

30’

Carlos RotondiMissed penaltysaved

34’

Carlos RotondiShot on target

34’

36’

Eduardo BauermannFoul

Giorgos GiakoumakisArgument

38’

Half-time1-0

46’

Jorge BerlangaAndres Micolta

46’

Pedro PedrazaJose Pablo Saldivar

46’

Luís RodríguezCarlos Sánchez

50’

Arturo GonzálezEmilio Rodriguez

Second half underway

Amaury MoralesLuka Romero

60’

63’

Eduardo BauermannShot on target

64’

Javier LópezJohn Kennedy

Willer DittaFoul

68’

Gabriel FernándezGiorgos Giakoumakis

70’

Ángel SepúlvedaMateusz Bogusz

70’

76’

Salomón RondónHeader

1-1

78’

Salomón RondónVAR: Goal ruled out

Ángel SepúlvedaArgument

81’

84’

Eduardo BauermannSecond yellowFoul

José RiveroShot on target

86’

Lorenzo FaravelliCarlos Rotondi

88’

Alexis GutiérrezCarlos Rodríguez

88’

Gabriel FernándezHeader

2-1

90’

Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Pachuca attacking Cruz Azul attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Cruz Azul 3-4-3 Starting XI

Pachuca 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Kevin Mier	90′	2	1	41	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Willer Ditta	90′	–	–	–	2	1	50	1	–	–
Gonzalo Piovi	90′	1	1	–	2	–	41	–	–	–	–
Jesús Orozco	90′	2	–	–	4	2	41	–	–	–	–
Erik Lira	90′	5	–	–	5	–	47	3	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


José Rivero	90′	1	–	33	2	–	3	1	3	1	–	–
Carlos Rodríguez Taken off	88′	–	1	60	2	–	2	1	4	1	1	–
Carlos Rotondi Taken off	88′	–	–	32	2	–	4	2	5	2	–	–
Luka Romero Taken off	60′	–	–	23	1	–	1	–	4	1	1	–
Mateusz Bogusz Taken off	70′	–	–	27	2	–	–	–	5	–	3	–
Amaury Morales Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Lorenzo Faravelli Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Alexis Gutiérrez Came on as a substitute	11′	–	1	3	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Giorgos Giakoumakis Taken off	70′	–	–	3	1	–	–	–	3	2	9
Ángel Sepúlveda Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2
Gabriel Fernández Came on as a substitute	20′	1	–	1	1	–	–	2	6	2	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Carlos Moreno	90′	6	2	16	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Carlos Sánchez Taken off	45′	1	2	–	5	1	20	1	–	–	–
Eduardo Bauermann Sent off	84′	1	1	1	7	3	25	3	–	–
Andres Micolta Taken off	45′	1	–	1	1	–	7	1	–	–	–
Alonso Aceves	90′	4	–	–	8	2	30	–	–	–	–
Luís Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	5	2	18	1	–	1	–
Jorge Berlanga Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	1	1	1	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Alan Bautista	90′	–	–	48	1	–	1	2	4	1	–	–
Jose Pablo Saldivar Taken off	45′	–	–	12	–	–	2	–	2	2	–	–
Emilio Rodriguez Taken off	50′	–	–	14	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Oussama Idrissi	90′	–	–	32	1	–	1	–	11	2	–	–
Pedro Pedraza Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Arturo González Came on as a substitute	40′	–	–	16	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


John Kennedy Taken off	64′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	17	–
Salomón Rondón	90′	1	–	3	2	–	–	–	4	1	16	–
Javier López Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Cruz Azul D L D W W

Pachuca W W W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Pachuca 2-4 Cruz Azul, 29 Sep 24 Next meeting: Pachuca 0-1 Cruz Azul, 13 Sep 25 All Cruz Azul vs Pachuca meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.