Cruz Azul won a record seventh time on Sunday night at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in the CONCACAF Champions League final.
The first half goals of Ignacio Rivero, Lorenzo Faravelli, Ángel Sepúlveda and Mateusz Bogusz gave the result on the Liga MX side a 4-0 lead at the break.
"In many games, we were almost champions, but we couldn't do it," said Cruz Azul's Rodolfo Rotondi after the game. "Today, we played blood in our eyes, we didn't give up anything, a spectacular first half, and then we kept our spirits and we were on the offense. It was a big role for this team."
Cruz Azul scored four goals in the first half and scored in all games. machine The white man's defense failed, and in the seventh minute in front of the noisy home fans, his left foot calmly completed a defensive mistake.
Faravelli's goal took place after a similar defensive turnover, hit from a distance and entered the net after the shot. Bogusz scored his 45th goal before halftime after Sepúlveda scored in 37th.
Whitecaps did not have 2024-25 Talisman Sebastian Berhalter, who was out due to accumulation of yellow cards, and the second half rout continued, with Sepúlveda's second goal just minutes after the restart.
As the crowd celebrated, Cruz Azul Azul manager Vicente Sánchez started spinning his top players, and despite a few good chances, the hosts didn’t add to their lead.
It was Cruz Azul goalkeeper Kevin Mier's fourth clean game, winning the Golden Gloves for his efforts. During the game, the white man scored no goals.
Cruz Azul is now tied with the club's América, which beat the game on the way to the finals, the biggest champion in game history, while the Sevens won the Golden Boot Award in the Champions League this season, giving him nine goals with two goals.
Although the historicity of the game occupies historic dominance, this is Curz Azul's first trophy in the CONCACAF Elite Club Championship since 2013-14.
“(I} was glad because people supported us and looked at what was going on in the stadium, people were identities, how they experienced it, like I just said to my family, my wife, my friends there, and also, Rotondi added.
The result ended the admirable match in Vancouver in the Champions League, even as Canada pursued its first title in the game, its first since the Seattle Sounders won the game in 2022, the first match for the MLS team. The Whites have appeared in MLS with 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of 32 out of
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