(VIDEO) The ‘Cuco’ played the whole match with the Machine, on Saturday night at the Azteca stadium.
An end to the controversy within Cruz Azul? From the beginning, the Machine counted on the contribution of the Ecuadorian striker Brayan Angulo -who apparently remains in the squad because the leadership dropped the signing of Argentine Cristian Pineda- and beat the Xolos de Tijuana 2-0 on Saturday night , in a match on the first day of the Clausura-2022 tournament of Liga MX, played at the Azteca stadium.
The Xolos dominated in the first hour, but in the 21st minute, Colombian Mauro Manotas let the goal go; in a pass from Marcel Ruiz, he shot badly and left the clearest opportunity for the border team with the United States.
Cruz Azul recovered and after a few minutes with entanglement in the middle of the field, he took advantage in his first arrival; Carlos Rodríguez accepted a cross into the area from Adrián Aldrete and headed into his first game with the Blues, in the 43rd.
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The celestial ones took confidence after the goal, they dried the attack of the rivals and in the 66 they extended the advantage with an elegant goal of Rafael Baca from the middle of the field, over the goalkeeper Jonathan Orozco.
Tijuana put pressure and in the time of replacement created danger a couple of times with Manotas, who won a ball but made a wrong pass and then shot from the outside.
The Ecuadorian right winger Renato Ibarra (30 years old) did not make his debut with the Xolos, who on December 22 joined the pack as a loan from América. Regarding the Cuckoo Angulo, the tricolor attacker completed the match despite the fact that his continuity in the Blues squad was in doubt due to the act of indiscipline of not reporting to the preseason, as the newspaper announced days ago Record.
The reinforcements of the Machine for this Clausura tournament are: Christian Tabó, Uriel Antuna, Alejandro Mayorga, Charly Rodríguez, one of the greatest promises of the MX League, and Erik Lira, the Pumas youth squad.
On the second day, Cruz Azul will host Juárez FC and Tijuana will host León, in matches scheduled for next Saturday. (D)
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