Cruz Azul has had an exceptional season. After putting behind the defeats in the first two days, those led by Juan Reynoso have had nine consecutive wins in the Guard1anes 2021 tournament of Liga MX, have tied their participation in the postseason and are trying to seal the direct pass to the Liguilla.
This Saturday, March 20, the heavens will be in front of the Atlas of Guadalajara and will try to take their tenth victory in a row. The match is valid for match day 12, it will be held at the Azteca Stadium from 7pm and the idea of the Machine is to go down in history as the second heavenly team to achieve 10 consecutive wins.
What was the first? Those from the 1971-1972 season. On the orders of DT Raúl Cárdenas, Cruz Azul achieved a grade that could be matched by a cement team on Saturday for the first time in 50 years. Despite being unbeaten for a long time, he has never been able to take ten wins in a row again
The team, with figures such as Eladio Vera, Miguel Marín, Alberto Quintano or Cesáreo Victorino, who also achieved this great goal, was the one who started the road to the triple championship of 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74. Cárdenas led the team, setting records never seen before.
For the Atlas, Cruz Azul will try to achieve the triumph that will make it go down in history, which will validate it as the super leader in the standings, and that allows you to get the Big Party ticket right away. Will it work?