Coming Saturday, February 27 from 9pm, Cruz Azul returns to the fields aiming for another victory, this time against the current champion of Mexican football. At the Nou Camp stadium, the Machine will visit Club León, in a match valid for match day 8 of the Guard1anes 2021 Liga MX tournament.
The heavenly people will strive to get his sixth consecutive victory in the match as they know no defeats from the second date. To beat the Esmeraldas, who are 14 this semester, those led by Juan Reynoso remains as general leaders back off the scoreboard.
However, bad news invaded the previous trip to Guanajuato. Two casualties in recent hours attacked Cruz Azul’s squad as Jonathan Rodríguez and Alexis Gutiérrez were unable to get to the Bajío due to muscle disorders.
Sources close to the Machine confirmed that both players had discomfort during training on Thursday and Friday, and the coaching staff decided to leave them in recovery in Mexico City as a double day is coming: Wednesday March 3 against Mazatlán in Azteca and Sunday 7 against Pumas in CU.
The rest of the Cruz Azul campus is available and traveled to Guanajuato this afternoon as there are no more injuries or infections with covid-19. Julio Domínguez, the only doubt, managed to get a medical discharge and will be able to play next Saturday.
Good: the establishment was strengthened
Bad: There were no real signings