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LIVE | América vs Cruz Azul; The match ends in a goalless draw

Join us LIVE for the América vs Cruz Azul Liga MX Semifinals match: catch all the goals, highlights, and action.

By Angel Carrillo Hernández

    In these final matches of the Apertura 2024 playoffs, the "Clásico Joven" is upon us: América, having successfully recovered a significant portion of its squad for the end of the tournament, has managed to reclaim its position as one of the strongest teams in Liga MX. Meanwhile, Cruz Azul demonstrated in their most recent match why they are the undisputed leader of the standings. Stay tuned for every move and up-to-the-minute information before and during the match.

  • The match ends in a goalless draw

  • 95'

    • Foul by Zendejas on Kevin Mier. The match ends in a goalless draw.

  • 92'

    • Corner kick for América. The ball is deflected.

    Second corner for América. The ball is cleared.

  • 90'

    • Cruz Azul's Willer Ditta suffers an ankle injury after a fall. Play is stopped.

    América makes a changes:

  • 89'

    • Cervantes takes the free kick, it takes a deflection off Kevin Mier, and it's a corner.

  • 88'

    • Yellow card for Piovi after a foul on Dávila. Free kick for América.

  • 86'

    • Both teams are desperately looking for a goal in the final minutes

  • 84'

    • Cruz Azul makes changes as well.

  • 82'

    • América makes changes.

  • 81'

    • América's Calderón crosses the ball into the box, but it goes out of play.

  • 79'

    • Malagón, the América goalkeeper, stops Romo's pass to Giakoumakis.

  • 78'

    • Zendejas enters Cruz Azul's box, but the ball goes out for a goal kick.

  • 76'

    • Fidalgo, playing for América, commits a foul.

  • 75'

    • América awarded a free kick following a foul by Giakoumakis.

  • 73'

    • Rotondi and Kevin Álvarez collide. Foul by Álvarez on the Cruz Azul player. Play is stopped.

  • 71'

    • Both Giakoumakis of Cruz Azul and Henry Martín of América are posing a goal threat.

  • 69'

    • Cruz Azul is dominating possession, while América is looking to capitalize on any mistakes from La Máquina.

  • 66'

    • André Jardine is shown a yellow card.

    Aguirre is replaced by América's Henry Martín.

  • 62'

    • Piovi takes a corner kick, almost scoring a goal directly from the corner. Malagón makes a great save.

  • 61'

    • Rotondi dispossesses Rodrigo Aguirre, and the América player ends up fouling the Cruz Azul forward. The referee blows his whistle for a foul but doesn't book him.

  • 58'

    • Kevin Mier saves a shot from América. The Aguilas win the ball back, shoot again, but Mier makes a diving save.

  • 56'-57'

    • Cruz Azul are pressing high up the pitch, putting América under pressure. Their attempts on goal have been blocked, but they're still dominating possession.

  • 55'

    • América lose possession and Cruz Azul counter, but Malagón claims the ball.

  • 53'

    • Faravelli finds Sepúlveda with a cross, but the Cruz Azul player's shot sails wide.

  • 52'

    • Rodrigo Aguirre crosses the ball for Zendejas. Cruz Azul clear the danger.

  • 50'

    • Sepúlveda goes down in the América penalty area. Cruz Azul coach Anselmi appeals for a penalty, but the referee waves play on.

  • 48'

    • Rotondi sends in a cross into América's box, but Alexis Gutiérrez foul in front of goal.

  • 47'

    • América moves into Cruz Azul's half, but La Máquina wins the ball back.

  • 45' - 46'

    • América takes the initiative at the start of the second half.

  • The referee blows the whistle to start the second half.

  • 45'+4'

    • The first half ends goalless. Cruz Azul dominated the first half in attack.

  • 45'+3'

    • Cruz Azul threatened América's goal. The 'Aguilas' responded with a counter-attack, but a crucial cross was cleared to save Cruz Azul.

  • 45'

    • Four minutes have been added to the first half.

  • 44'

    • The free kick resulted in an offside.

  • 43'

    • América were threatening Cruz Azul's goal when Lira fouled them. No card shown. Zendejas will take the free kick.

  • 41'

    • Free kick awarded to Cruz Azul. América will need to be careful.

    Zendejas clears the ball.

  • 37' - 40'

    • Rodrigo Aguirre recovers the ball in Cruz Azul's half. Erik Lira is injured after a header from Ramón Juárez. Play resumes in the 40th minute.

  • 34' - 35'

    • América are on the attack, but a sliding tackle disrupts their play. However, they manage to keep the ball.

  • 33'

    • Corner for Cruz Azul! A great chance to score here. But the América defense stands tall and clears the danger. Goal kick.

  • 31' - 32'

    • Corner for América. It's a short corner, but the move ends with Kevin Mier claiming the ball.

  • 29'

    • The ball goes out for a goal kick. Cruz Azul will take it.

  • 28'

    • With a strong header, Malagón sends the ball out of play

  • 26' - 27'

    • Corner for Cruz Azul. Piovi takes it, but it's cleared.

    Cruz Azul threaten, but the move comes to nothing.

  • 24'

    • Aguirre dispossesses his opponent but is fouled. No foul given.

  • 22' - 23'

    • Cruz Azul are keeping possession.

  • 21'

    • Rivero takes a shot from distance for Cruz Azul, but it flies well wide of the target.

  • 20'

    • América's corner is cleared by the Cruz Azul defense.

  • 19'

    • Goal kick for América. Cruz Azul win the ball back.

  • 17'

    • CHANCE MISSED! Cruz Azul gets the ball into the box, but there's no one there to finish.

  • 15'

    • A foul on Cruz Azul's Luis Romo causes a brief stoppage in play.

  • 14'

    • Cruz Azul's corner kick comes to nothing.

  • 13'

    • Cruz Azul's Luis Romo was about to shoot for the first goal, but an América defender cleared the ball. Corner kick.

  • 12'

    • Corner kick for Cruz Azul. The attempt comes to nothing.

  • 10'

    • América wins the ball back and threatens Cruz Azul's goal, but the Machine regains possession.

  • 8'

    • Cruz Azul maintains possession.

  • 6'-7'

    • Malagón palms away a shot from Cruz Azul.

    Foul by Cruz Azul on América.

  • 5'

    • Sepúlveda threatens the goal, América clears the ball, corner kick for Cruz Azul.

  • 4'

    • Foul by Cruz Azul. Free kick for América from their own half.

  • 3'

    • Cruz Azul maintains possession of the ball, while América's Rodrigo Aguirre presses the Machine's goal.

  • 1'

    • The first corner kick is for Cruz Azul, taken by Piovi.

  • 0'

    • Cruz Azul starts with possession of the ball.

  • The Liga MX Semifinal match is now underway.

  • Both teams are now on the pitch, and the match is about to begin.

  • América begins their pre-game warm-up.

  • Club América's confirmed starting XI

    • • Luis Malagón

    • Israel Reyes

    • Kevin Álvarez

    • Cristian Calderón

    • Ramón Juárez

    • Miguel Vázquez

    • Brian Rodríguez

    • Álvaro Fidalgo

    • Alan Cervantes

    • Alejandro Zendejas

    • Rodrigo Aguirre

  • Cruz Azul's confirmed starting XI

    • • Mier

    • Ditta

    • Lira

    • Faravelli

    • Sepúlveda

    • Gutiérrez

    • Rivero (C)

    • Rodríguez

    • Romo

    • Rotondi

    • Piovi

  • América arrives at the stadium.

  • Cruz Azul arrives at the stadium.

  • América vs Cruz Azul: Possible Lineups

    • América

    • Ángel Malagón

    • Kevin Álvarez

    • Israel Reyes

    • Ramón Juárez

    • Sebastián Cáceres

    • Cristian Calderón

    • Alex Zendejas

    • Alan Cervantes

    • Álvaro Fidalgo

    • Brian Rodríguez

    • Rodrigo Aguirre

    Cruz Azul

    • Kevin Mier

    • Ignacio Rivero

    • Willer Ditta

    • Gonzalo Piovi

    • Carlos Rotondi

    • Luis Romo

    • Lorenzo Faravelli

    • Carlos Rodríguez

    • Giorgos Giakoumakis

    • Ángel Sepúlveda

    • Alexis Gutiérrez

  • Predictions

    • Odds:

    • Club América: +210

    • Draw: +200

    • Cruz Azul: +138

  • Match Details

    • • Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

    • Time: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT

    • Tournament: Liga MX · Apertura 2024 · Semifinals 1st Leg

    • Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes

Topics

Club América

Liga MX

Cruz Azul

Liga BBVA

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