Led by the technician Juan Reynoso, Cruz Azul improved his best record of consecutive wins After a painful 0-1 victory over FC Juárez, the team entered the club’s history.
This given, ESPN It features the ‘Machine’ historical teams throughout its existence, to which the current one has been added with triumph over the boundary box:
The Golden age
One of the unforgettable teams was the one under the command of the then quarterback Raúl Cárdenas, who under his command had one of the highest standards in the club’s existence, goalkeeper Miguel Marín.
The goalkeeper arrived at La Maquina in 1971 and stayed with the team for ten years, helping the team win titles in Mexican football, some within the golden age.
Cruz Azul won a total of five championships during that stage with Cárdenas that took place in the seasons 1968-1969, 1970, 1971-1972, 1972-1973 and 1973-1974, making it one of the historic teams in which it also emphasized on the presence of elements such as Octavio Muciño, Fernando Bustos, Javier Guzmán, among others.
During that time, the team also won the CONCACAF Cup, Champion of Champions and Champions League trophies, making it one of the most remembered teams.
The Trelles machine
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Former coach Ignacio Trelles was in charge of bringing continuity to Cruz Azul’s trophy pick and he became a historic player within the club precisely because of his work.
Trelles took charge of the team in 1976, led the team to the double championship in the 1978-1979 and 1979-1980 seasons, and became an emblem of the team he led until 1983.
He also won the Almería tournament in Spain in 1979, the Burgos tournament in 1980 and the President’s Cup in 1981, which helped the team go down in history.
Elements such as Guillermo Mendizábal, Gerado Lugo, Ignacio Flores, Eladio Vera, Rodolfo Montoya, José Luis Ceballos, Horacio López Salgado, Rafael Toribio, among others, were part of the team that remembered their performance on the field.
The 1997 champion
Led by strategist Luis Fernando Tena, the 1997 team was among the most remembered in the team’s existence for the quality of its players and for being the last to win the institution a league title.
Led by striker Carlos Hermosillo, the Celeste team at the time stood out for his performances on the field, which also included elements such as Oscar “Conejo”, Pérez, Francisco Palencia, Benjamín Galindo and Juan Reynoso, the team’s current helmsman. , among other things.
Led by Luis Fernando Tena, the Machine achieved several achievements thanks to winning the CONCACAF Tournament twice and taking the crown of the match, Pachuca Cuna del Futbol Mexicano, a few times.
Its most remembered achievement is undoubtedly the 1997 Winter Tournament Championship, in which Cruz Azul defeated Esmeraldas de León in the final with a total score of 2-1 to take the eighth title in its history, which is why it is again one of the historical ones.
Cruz Azul in the Copa Libertadores
After the departure of Luis Fernando Tena in 2000, José Luis Trejo arrived as a relief, helping the team win another title from Pachuca Cuna del Futbol Mexicano, but the best came for 2001.
The latter because it was in that year that Cruz Azul played the Copa Libertadores and wrote history by being the first Mexican team to reach the final in that South American tournament.
The Machine, which had José Saturnino Cardozo as reinforcement for that fair, was measured in the last instance against Boca Juniors, who won 1-0 in the first leg at the Azteca stadium, but played in the return at La Bombonera, Cruz Azul won 1-0 with a goal by Francisco Palencia. The match went to penalties in which the Argentinian team won 3-1.
Led by Trejo, the main team played the Teresa Herrera tournament in Spain in 2002 and won the match again in Pachuca, so it is also part of the unforgettable teams.