The Cruz Azul Celeste Machine did what was fair and necessary to prevail Puebla 3-0 and thus frustrate the “Halloween” celebration of the fringe team in its Cuauhtémoc stadium and in this way continue fighting for the general leadership of the tournament Opening 2025where this Saturday they will appear as owners.
A victory with goals from the Pole Mateusz Bougusz who reappeared after a long absence, Jeremy Marquez and of Omar Camposwhich allowed the Argentine team Nicolás Larcamónwhich despite making changes to its lineup was able to add its tenth victory of the tournament to remain perched at the top of the competition.
A duel that was played at half speed and where in most of the 90 minutesthe cement producers imposed their law, generating the rhythm of the actions and preventing the Puebla could do damage, despite the impetus and desire they gave to each play.
Even the style of the strip painting was so lukewarm that even the spirit of Manuel Lapuente, One of the recently deceased Puebla icons in the history of Mexican soccer would have been angry about the way they approached the game and where They did not pay the tribute he deserved to his memory. with his effort on the field.
The Machine They really had no opponent in front of them and although it took a while to get to victory, they were really the ones who set the pace of the actions, trying to take advantage of the effort of Omar Campos through the left sector and Amaury Morales on the right, while in midfield José ParadelaJeremy MarquezCarlos Rodríguez and Mateusz Bouguz, They always sought to complete the range that could supply balls in the attack on Gabriel “Toro” Fernández.
While Puebla with a line of five from behind he had problems going on the attack and except for some attempts by Ricardo Marín, Emiliano Gómez, Edgar Guerra and Alejandro Organistthe rest of the first half was trying to prevent Blue CrossHe would open the scoreboard.
But in the end, Blue Cross He put the accelerator on and at minute 32 in a play started by paradela which combined with Carlos Rodriguez and he put a taquito pass on a plate to Bougusz so that he entered the area alone and shot in front of the goalkeeper to make it 1-0
Puebla, in sin carried penance
For the second half Puebla He paid dearly the price of extending the game on the entire field, because that was when he began to give space to the cement attack and they took advantage of it with the 2-0 in the 57th minute when Jeremy Marquez He took a ball in three quarters of the field and from there he took a shot that was slightly deflected, but enough to beat the Puebla goalkeeper
Blue Crosscontinued to press, but it was not until the 86th minute that they achieved the final 3-0 when Angel Sepúlveda He received a pass into the hole on the right that he reached in the alley of the area from where he sent a cross to the far post upon arrival from behind. Omar Campos who only had to push the ball into the nets and thus seal the cement victory.
Blue Cross jwill play next week again in the Cuauhtémoc stadium, where it will be local when receiving the UNAM Pumas on the last date of the regular tournament, while Puebla will visit Lion in a duel of teams eliminated in the activity of the last date of the regular tournament.
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