Cruz Azul returned to deliver a slap of authority on Friday, February 5, beating Rayos del Necaxa by two goals at the Victoria Stadium.. The game that was valid for Day 5 of the Guard1anes 2021 League MX Tournament meant the celestial players continued on the path of triumph that started on Date 3.
Six days after their second win of the year, those led by Juan Reynoso again took the three points, and the Cement Machine climbed the rankings again, thanks to the goals of Luis Romo (3 ‘) and Juan Escobar (25’), in one of the best games since the Peruvian coach arrived at La Noria.
With this result, Cruz Azul climbed to the top of the Liga MX table, with nine of the fifteen possible points. Thanks to the two goals he scored, as he didn’t get that many, he improved his goal difference to +4 by beating the Xolos de Tijuana and also Querétaro, who already played this day and also added 9 units.
At the moment, only three games have been played on matchday 5, which had to wait until April: Atlético de San Luis vs. Xolos de Tijuana (2-2, Thursday February 4), Gallos Blancos de Querétaro vs. Pachuca (3-1, Thursday February 4) and now Necaxa vs. Cruz Azul (0-2, Friday 5 February) February).
There are five games left until the date closes: Atlas vs Santos Laguna (Saturday 2/6 5:00 PM), America vs Puebla (Saturday 2/6 7:00 PM), Monterrey vs Pumas (Saturday 2/6 9:06 PM), Toluca vs Mazatlán (Sunday 2/7 12: 00) and León vs Chivas (Monday 08/02 9:00 pm), that could still cause Cruz Azul to go down.
Time zone: Mexico
Good: the establishment was strengthened
Bad: There were no real signings