Cruz Azul struck first in their Semifinal series against America by getting a 1-0 victory. Cruz Azul overcame going down to 10 players and were able to get a win over an America side that looked out of ideas on offense even with an man advantage and may pay for their passivity. America will need a win by any score on Sunday to get to their fourth consecutive Liga MX final.
The first half started with the surprise that Alejandro Zendejas wasn’t in the starting 11 because of a stomach problem. Cruz Azul had the best starting 11 available, with the sad news that Andres Montaño wasn’t part of it since his injury in the last match is going to keep him out for at least 6 months.