The Uruguayan Ignatius Rivero this Saturday he converted a goal to give the Blue Cross a 1-0 victory over Lion with which he qualified for the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2022 of Mexican soccer.
Although they repeatedly failed in the area, which they will have to solve in the decisive phase of the championship, the Celestes prevailed with a shot by Rivero in the 72nd minute, after an error by goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota in a cross into the area by Uriel Antuna.
León had possession of the ball in the first half, 66-34, but it was the Celestes who created the best opportunities, with three shots outside Antuna and four offensive actions offside, one of them with a disallowed goal .
In the second part, Cruz Azul opted to maintain order at the back and from there attack; in the 53rd minute Rodrigo Huescas finished off on the one hand in a good play by the Uruguayan Gonzalo Carneiro, who was left out of the game, in the 65th minute, in another disallowed goal for the Celestes.
Fidel Ambriz (León), in a dispute over a ball with Erik Lira
The local team decided the victory in minute 72. After three saves almost in a row that saved León, goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota was misplaced in a center by Antuna, rescued by Rivero, who knocked on goal for the 1-0.
Antuna, who is bidding for a place as Mexico’s starter in the World Cup in Qatar, shook the defense in the 89th minute and finished off the post, in another clear play by Cruz Azul.
Cruz Azul, who added his fifth win in a row with coach Raúl Gutiérrez, will face Santos Laguna or Monterrey in the quarterfinals, which will be decided after this Sunday’s games.
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