Necaxa vs Cruz Azul

5 October 2023 · Liga MX · 2023/24

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Facundo Batista 55’ (pen)

Ángel Sepúlveda 21’, 90+2’ (pen), 90+10’

Match summary

Cruz Azul beat Necaxa 3-1 on the road. Cruz Azul led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Ángel Sepúlveda put Cruz Azul ahead in the 21st minute. In the second half, Facundo Batista equalised from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, Sepúlveda put Cruz Azul back in front from the penalty spot in stoppage time, and Sepúlveda made it 1-3 in stoppage time.

Key events

Necaxa Cruz Azul

Kick-off

Edgar MéndezShot on target

7’

21’

Ángel SepúlvedaRight foot shot

0-1

32’

Rafael GuerreroCarlos Salcedo

Half-time0-1

47’

Uriel AntunaShot on target

Second half underway

J. CortésVAR: No penalty

54’

Facundo BatistaPenalty

1-1

55’

Cristian GonzálezJorge Rodríguez

64’

68’

Diber CambindoUriel Antuna

Ricardo MonrealArgument

71’

Rogelio Cortéz PinedaEdgar Méndez

74’

Heriberto JuradoBrayan Garnica

74’

78’

Alexis GutiérrezMoisés

78’

Kevin CastañoCarlos Rodríguez

88’

José RiveroArgument

89’

Ángel SepúlvedaVAR: No penalty

Braian SamudioAlejandro Andrade

90+2’

Ángel SepúlvedaPenalty

1-2

Waldo MadridRicardo Monreal

90+3’

90+10’

Ángel Sepúlveda

1-3

90+12’

Ángel Sepúlveda

Full-time1-3

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cruz Azul attacking Necaxa attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Necaxa 4-4-2 Starting XI

Cruz Azul 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Raúl Gudiño	90′	1	3	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Alexis Peña	90′	–	1	–	1	1	38	1	–	–	–
Alan Montes	90′	2	4	2	7	4	52	2	–	–	–
Jorge Rodríguez Taken off	64′	1	1	–	3	1	14	–	–	–	–
Cristian González Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1	1	–	5	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jair Cortez	90′	–	–	31	–	–	4	–	5	1	–	–
Brayan Garnica Taken off	74′	–	–	15	1	–	–	–	3	–	2	–
Fernando Arce Juárez	90′	–	–	27	–	–	3	4	5	–	–	–
Alejandro Andrade Taken off	89′	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	4	2	2	–
Edgar Méndez Taken off	74′	–	–	12	–	–	3	–	4	3	–	–
Heriberto Jurado Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ricardo Monreal Taken off	89′	–	–	1	–	–	–	2	13	1	23
Facundo Batista	90′	1	–	1	1	–	–	1	7	1	11	–
Rogelio Cortéz Pineda Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Andrés Gudiño	90′	1	1	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Carlos Salcedo Taken off	32′	–	1	–	2	2	29	1	–	–	–
Juan Escobar	90′	–	–	–	5	4	62	–	–	–	–
Willer Ditta	90′	2	1	–	6	4	48	1	–	–	–
Rodrigo Huescas	90′	–	–	–	2	–	24	3	–	1	–
Erik Lira	90′	1	–	–	6	1	39	–	–	–	–
Rafael Guerrero Came on as a substitute	58′	1	3	–	4	1	35	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Carlos Rodríguez Taken off	78′	–	–	55	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
José Rivero	90′	–	1	34	4	–	3	3	8	2	3
Uriel Antuna Taken off	68′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–
Moisés Taken off	78′	–	–	15	1	–	2	–	7	–	–	–
Alexis Gutiérrez Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	7	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Kevin Castaño Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	12	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Ángel Sepúlveda	90′	3	–	4	3	–	–	2	8	3	22
Diber Cambindo Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	4	–	11	–

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

Necaxa L D D W D

Cruz Azul W L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Necaxa 1-0 Cruz Azul, 22 Jan 23 Next meeting: Cruz Azul 1-2 Necaxa, 16 Mar 24 All Necaxa vs Cruz Azul meetings

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