La Máquina suffered its fourth loss in a second chance match, this time against Atlas.
Blue Cross he lacks that regularity with which he ended a drought of more than two decades in the MX competition after achieving the coveted ‘ninth’. After ‘thanking’ ‘Potro’ Gutiérrez, La Máquina slipped into the rematch with Ricardo Ferretti for the squad.
The Cementers culminated in the eighth position with 24 units, this is the result of seven wins, three draws and seven losses. These numbers lead Cruz Azul to play against the rematch Atlasa team they defeated 3-2 on matchday 3, who happened to finish the tournament just three points behind Los Celestes.
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Since the format change of Liga MX, when the rematch returned for the Apertura 2020, Cruz Azul had moved up to the Liguilla on a recurring basis. However, the Celestes played memorable duels as they faced their rivals in these instances, namely the Closure 2023 their fourth consecutive tournament in which they are involved in a reclassification match.
In GOAL We present you all the backgrounds of Cruz Azul in the rematch:
HOW DID CRUZ AZUL GO IN THE REPECHAJE?
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Cruz Azul has played the rematch eight times; his match against Atlas was the eighth in his history. Since the first time in the summer of 2002, the Cementeros have a balance advantage with five wins compared to the other four times they failed in their attempt to advance to the quarter-finals.
Then the history of the machine in the rematch:
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