Cruz Azul managed to add its third victory in Liga MX in this match against Leon, and thus manage to remain undefeated and climb to the top of the standings, which it shares with Atlas and Puebla, all with 10 points. The final result was 1-0 and the only goal was scored by Uriel Antuna in the 29th minute, marking one of his best starts in years.
The day was not going to be good for Leon even before the game. Two cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the team, so they would jump onto the field of play with the absence of two key players.
On the other hand, we had an inspired team from Cruz Azul, which together with Puebla and Atlas are the teams that have started this tournament at their best, with a very good level of play and with the players playing at 100%.
The match started in a split possession for both teams. The first arrival was in favor of Cruz Azul, which forced a corner kick, however, León, through several counterattacks began to get dangerously close to the Cruz Azul area.
The attacks of both teams were increasingly dangerous and, at 11 minutes, the main referee went to the VAR to review a possible penalty for Cruz Azul, for a foul in the area on Rafael Baca. However, Víctor Alfonso Cáceres decided not to charge it since he believes that Baca exaggerated the fall.
The game was very intense, there was tremendous friction and, because of this, the first yellow card of the game arrived at minute 15 for Federico Martínez.
Erik Lira had a clear play to score the first goal of the game, but it would be Uriel Antuna who scored the 1-0 30 minutes into the first half. Antuna got into the small area of the Leon and with an accurate shot into the area, he scored the first goal of the night and his second goal so far in the tournament.
At the end of the first half, Leon managed to have several dangerous plays looking to equalize the actions before the break, but Cruz Azul goalkeeper Jesús Corona managed to prevent his goal from falling, and a ball that went over the goal ended up causing Cruz Azul to lead 1-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the game got complicated in the middle of the field. León increased the pressure on the field and Cruz Azul was moving back their lines of attack to keep the score. Moreover, Juan Reynoso made two defensive changes to maintain that trend, Shaggy Martínez, and Luis Abram.
Seeing this, Leon would not be left behind and made an offensive change hoping that this would help them achieve equality on the scoreboard.
In the end, it was not enough, as the Felines felt short, and la Maquina Cementera keeps its great form at the top.
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