The story of Cruz Azul has a page full of controversy and drama. This Sunday, August 14, on a rare day for La Maquina home games, Diego Aguirre led -until now- his worst game in the Liga MX. However, beyond the operation of the celestial, the arbitration controversy and bad luck can be mitigating in the 3-2 loss to Toluca.
Debuts, goals, penalties, warnings and expulsions… the game had everything. The beginning was framed with the debut of the Argentine Ramiro Funes Mori in defense and later his goal; Escobar put on the goalkeeper shirt and beyond defending his team as a defender, he played it as a goalkeeper. It was a carnival.
The difficult game began in the Azteca
The teams took 15 minutes to find their accommodation on the court. First it was the Red Devils who made the first knock on the door: Sebastian Jurado He showed off with a save from a powerful shot from Leo Fernandez.
The local team regained control and found to open the scoring. What was the seal of the house with Paul Aguilarreappeared, but now with Funes Mori: the Argentine finished off his debut with a header to beat the goalkeeper Tiago Volpi.
Carlos Rotondi He served his partner the table with a perfect center, Ramiro only rose and connected the ball with the head.
The heavenly joy faded when Plum Lira he lost the ball in the midfield and the scarlet ones put together the counterattack, Jean Meneses received her and leaned on Leo Fernandezwho led her to the small area before the marking of Funes Mori, a cross service for the definition of Meneses and 1-1.
The stadium Azteca it became hell for Machine. The first flash was a monumental failure of Uriel Antuna before the arch Tiagothe sky-blue had the frame open for a cross shot, but he hit the ball hard, which ended up on the side.
The flip of the Red Devils fell thanks to the play of Fernando Navarro; served to Marcel Ruiz and he was unconcerned about marking Funes Moriwho fell on the grass, then Julio Cesar Dominguez -as a spectator- he saw the frame fall.
It was a concert of good saves
The second half began with an incisive Toluca that challenged Jury. Fernando Navarro He took the goalkeeper to the limit with two shots from close range that Sebas saved in an extraordinary way.
In the other side, Foxes did his thing. again Anton looking for his goal in complicity with Charlie RodriguezHowever, the Brazilian goalkeeper avoided the joy of the light blue.
Huescas, promise of the celestial campus
When all seemed to end in scarlet triumph, Rodrigo Huesca appeared from the last third of the court with a ball that had already been rejected Tiago Volpi, he pumped it and sent it into the net.
A comeback seemed feasible Machine, with 10 minutes on the clock; however, another dramatic chapter was written in the history of the club, with a failure of Gonzalo Carneiro compared to Foxes, as a preamble to what became a controversial closing.
A penalty was awarded, after an alleged lack of Jury about Haret Ortega, the doorman gave him a stomp. The play was reviewed by Fernando Hernandez Gomez, who determined criminal.
Everything was chaos. The players claimed and Aguirre went to the VAR booth behind the whistle; immediate expulsion. He also left Jurado. The negative balance grew with warnings for Rivero and Baca. As if that were not enough, with the five changes already executed, the goalkeeper Jesus Crown oh he couldn’t get in, so John Escobar put on the gloves.
Once order was restored, Camilo Sanvezzo He was placed eleven steps away and without any problem, he was charged before a Escobar defeated: 3-2, for the visitors at the Azteca Stadium.
Six minutes of compensation and Cruz Azul turned to the front, despite having a man less. there was nothing to lose. He didn’t make it and is already the worst defensive player, with 16 goals allowed, along with Queretaro y León.