The best and worst of Cruz Azul in 2022: key moments and important dates

After breaking a 21-year drought without a league title last year by earning the ninth star, Cruz Azul experienced 2022 full of ups and downs.

La Máquina managed to add another trophy to his record in the summer, the arrival of ‘Colt’ Gutiérrez and the worst victory in his history were some of the key moments.

In TARGETwe discuss the best and worst of the Celeste club in 2022.

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Elimination of the 2022 Concachampions against Pumas

Those led by Juan Reynoso went down in the semifinals of the Concachampions against Pumas UNAM with an overall score of 2-1. La Máquina continued to look for another international title against his hangman of recent times along the way.

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Elimination of the Clausura 2022 against Tigres

The Celeste team would reach the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2022 where they would face Tigres. Elimination from the tournament would come by an overall score of 1-0 in favor of the Felines.

Departure from Juan Reynoso

The Peruvian coach would leave La Noria with controversy under his belt. The mate who captured Cruz Azul’s ninth star would leave through the back door in the summer.

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Arrival of Diego Aguirre

Cruz Azul would quickly find a replacement on the bench with the arrival of Diego Aguirre. Uruguayan coach with extensive experience in various leagues around the world. Inter de Porto Alegre are his most recent adventure.

MX Super Cup Champion

La Máquina would snatch the Super Cup title from the two-time Mexican soccer champion. Cruz Azul would go on to capture another professional title by defeating Diego Cocca’s Atlas on penalties.

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Sale of Santiago Giménez to Feyenoord

The board of Celeste and Feyenoord Rotterdam would agree on the transfer of Santiago Giménez to the Eredivisie. This is the first Cruz Azul export to the Old Continent in more than a decade.

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Worst win in history against America

Cruz Azul would fall 7-0 against América and in doing so would earn their worst win against history. The result would hit the dressing room hard and would have immediate consequences.

Departure of Diego Aguirre

After the worst win in its history, the board of Celeste fired Diego Aguirre as technical director of the first team. The Uruguayan won a title and left the team on matchday 11 of the Apertura 2022.

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Arrival of Raúl ‘Potro’ Gutiérrez

The ‘Potro’ would take over the reins from Cruz Azul on an interim basis. The U-17 champion with Mexico would make his first challenge in Mexican football’s Maximum Circuit.

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Series of five wins in a row in the Apertura 2022

After the fateful win on matchday 10. Things at Cruz Azul would take an unexpected turn, adding five straight wins to qualify for the rematch.

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After León, La Máquina would be able to place itself on the road for the great party of Mexican football. The quarterfinal would be against Rayados de Monterrey and the elimination would be inevitable by an overall score of 3-0 in favor of the norteños.