Cruz Azul continues in free fall in Mexico, falls on his visit to Toluca and Michael Estrada was at the end

The ‘Red Devils’ of Toluca defeated Cruz Azul 3-1 from behind this Sunday at their home, the Nemesio Diez stadium, in the match that closed the sixth day of the Clausura-2023 Mexican soccer tournament, led by Monterrey alone .

At minute 28, in an attack by Cruz Azul, Carlos Rodríguez sent a change of play from the right sector of the midfield to the area where the Argentine Carlos Rotondi scored 1-0 with a pumped touch that covered the goalkeeper.

Toluca evened the score with a left-footed, low and cross shot from the Uruguayan Maximiliano Araújo at 32.

At 54, the ‘Red Devils’ wove a play in the last quarter of the field, the Uruguayan Leonardo Fernández touched the ball to the area to the Chilean Jean Meneses who gave the assist for Araújo to define the 2-1.

The American Sebastián Saucedo sealed the final 3-1 at 87 with a shot from the edge of the area that he placed near the upper right corner.

With its second victory in the tournament, Toluca reached nine points on its 106th anniversary; Cruz Azul was left with one point after suffering its fourth defeat.

In the cement box, Ecuadorian striker Michael Estrada entered after 84 minutes to replace his teammate Alexis Gutiérrez.

The day started on Thursday. At the Jalisco stadium, Monterrey beat Atlas 2-0 for their fifth consecutive victory in the tournament, of which they lead with 15 points.

On Friday, bottom club Mazatlán sank to the bottom after suffering its fifth consecutive defeat, against Puebla 3-1 at the Cuauhtémoc stadium.

During Saturday’s activity, at the Universitario stadium, the Tigers beat the Pumas 4-2 with a brace from Frenchman André-Pierre Gignac.

At the Azteca stadium, América defeated Necaxa 2-1 and at the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadium, the “Braves” of Juárez came from behind to beat the “Guerreros” of Santos 3-1. (D)