The Clausura 2024 Tournament has finished, and after an entertaining Final between two excellent teams, Club América got the upper hand over Cruz Azul by a slight margin.
The Eagles were on a hunt to become the absolute champions by winning both the Apertura and Clausura championships, while La Maquina was trying to find glory after their first successful season in some years.
The last game of the Clausura MX 2024 didn’t disappoint, and it is time to break down what took place and how our new champions managed to lift the cup.
When and Where?
Sunday, May 26, 9:00 pm ET at the Estadio Azteca
Moneyline odds:
América 1.86
Cruz Azul 4.32
Draw Offs:
3.38
Where can I watch it?
ViX, TUDN, Azteca 7, and Univision
The result did not arrive without controversy, but now, América is the champion of Clausura 2024, and they also took the Apertura season over.
Los Azulcremas lifted the title after defeating Cruz Azul 2-1 in the aggregate score in a reissue of the final on May 26, 2013. André Jardine’s team confirmed the victory in the middle of a penalty that raised doubts after Rodolfo Rotondi’s foul on Israel Reyes. Henry Martín scored the goal with which those from Coapa reached the two-time championship.
The team did not do as big of a celebration as one would expect, but that is because they are still waiting for the Female team to play their final match to celebrate both teams if the results are favorable.
The Azteca Stadium witnessed a magical night after the first leg ended with a 1-1 result. The authors of the goals were Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul) from a penalty at 9′ of the first half, and Julián Quiñones (América) equalized at 16′ in the first half.
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La Maquina dominated the first half of this second-leg clash and had two clear goal attempts, but Luis Malagón made a spectacular save to maintain the result. For the second half, the visitors continued to be better, but in the 73rd minute, América took the lead thanks to a controversial penalty. It required a long review in the VAR to approve it since, although it was awarded in the first instance, the replays showed that possibly there was no contact worthy of carrying out the sanction.
The VAR ruled that it was a penalty by Rotondi on Israel Reyes, and Henry Martín took the ball to collect perfectly and give his team the advantage. In the final minutes, América looked for a second goal, but Cruz Azul went on the attack to find a goal that never came thanks to the sublime performance of Malagón.
Even though the results of this clash allowed América to crown itself, Cruz Azul was the more aggressive team, shooting a few more times while also holding possession of the ball for 56% of the match.
Things could have been quite a lot closer and more exciting for the fans, but the locals managed to do the most out of the situation with that penalty shot, which allowed their fans to celebrate all night long after the victory.
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