Cruz Azul 4–3 Club America

Liga MX 2026/27 Apertura · Matchday 8 · 13 Sep 2026

Cruz Azul vs Club America in the Liga MX 2026/27.

At Estadio Banorte, Mexico City.

Referee: Luis Santander, Mexico.

Cruz Azul beat Club America 4–3. Erik Lira opened the scoring for Cruz Azul after 19 minutes. Gabriel Fernández made it 4–1 after 72 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Cruz Azul went into the match 8th and came out of it 3rd, on 15 points. Club America stayed 2nd, on 16 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

• Cruz Azul: Erik Lira 19', José Paradela 35', Jesús Orozco 45', Gabriel Fernández 72'
• Club America: Brian Rodríguez 52', Oscar Andres Perea Abonce 90', Miguel Borja 90'

Cruz Azul starting lineup (5-4-1)

• 23 K. Mier (G)
• 6 É. Lira (D)
• 4 W. Ditta (D)
• 17 A. García (D)
• 5 J. Orozco (D)
• 3 O. Campos (D)
• 20 J. Paradela (M)
• 8 A. Palavecino (M)
• 16 J. Márquez (M)
• 19 C. Rodríguez (M)
• 7 N. Ibáñez (F)

Club America starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 30 R. Cota (G)
• 34 D. Espinoza (D)
• 3 I. Reyes (D)
• 29 R. Juárez (D)
• 5 K. Álvarez (D)
• 28 É. Sánchez (M)
• 13 A. Cervantes (M)
• 12 I. Violante (M)
• 23 Raphael Veiga (M)
• 7 B. Rodríguez (M)
• 9 H. Martín (F)

Match events

• 19′ Cruz Azul: Normal Goal, Erik Lira, José Paradela
• 29′ Club America: Substitution, Cristian Borja, Dagoberto Espinoza
• 35′ Cruz Azul: Normal Goal, José Paradela, Carlos Rodriguez
• 43′ Cruz Azul: Missed Penalty, Nicolás Ibañez
• 45′ Cruz Azul: Normal Goal, Jesús Orozco, José Paradela
• 45′ Club America: Substitution, Álex Zendejas, Isaias Violante
• 45′ Club America: Substitution, Ícaro Da Conceição, Erick Sánchez
• 45+6′ Cruz Azul: Yellow Card, Jesús Orozco
• 45+6′ Club America: Yellow Card, Raphael Veiga
• 45+6′ Cruz Azul: Yellow Card, Nicolás Ibañez
• 45+6′ Club America: Yellow Card, Alan Cervantes
• 52′ Club America: Normal Goal, Brian Rodríguez
• 57′ Cruz Azul: Substitution, Carlos Rotondi, Omar Campos
• 57′ Cruz Azul: Substitution, Gabriel Fernández, Nicolás Ibañez
• 60′ Cruz Azul: Yellow Card, Erik Lira
• 63′ Cruz Azul: Yellow Card, Ángel Márquez
• 69′ Cruz Azul: Substitution, Alan Mozo, Ángel Márquez
• 70′ Club America: Substitution, Oscar Andres Perea Abonce, Raphael Veiga
• 72′ Cruz Azul: Normal Goal, Gabriel Fernández, Erik Lira
• 78′ Club America: Substitution, Miguel Borja, Henry Martin
• 78′ Cruz Azul: Substitution, Osinachi Ebere, Agustín Palavecino
• 78′ Cruz Azul: Substitution, Gonzalo Piovi, Amaury García
• 90′ Club America: Normal Goal, Oscar Andres Perea Abonce, Kevin Alvarez
• 90′ Club America: Normal Goal, Miguel Borja
• 90+3′ Cruz Azul: Yellow Card, José Paradela

Match statistics

The table as it stood on 13 Sep 2026

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.

Cruz Azul before this match

• vs Santos Laguna 1–0 (Santos Laguna) · Apertura · Matchday 7, 6 Sep 2026
• at Necaxa 3–1 (Necaxa) · Apertura · Matchday 6, 29 Aug 2026
• vs Atlas 0–2 (Atlas) · Apertura · Matchday 5, 23 Aug 2026
• at Club Tijuana 1–2 (Club Tijuana) · Apertura · Matchday 4, 17 Aug 2026
• vs Atlante FC 2–3 (Atlante FC) · Apertura · Matchday 3, 2 Aug 2026

Club America before this match

• vs Puebla 2–0 (Puebla) · Apertura · Matchday 6, 30 Aug 2026
• at FC Juarez 2–1 (FC Juarez) · Apertura · Matchday 5, 22 Aug 2026
• vs Atletico San Luis 3–0 (Atletico San Luis) · Apertura · Matchday 4, 16 Aug 2026
• vs Santos Laguna 3–0 (Santos Laguna) · Apertura · Matchday 3, 2 Aug 2026
• at Atlante FC 1–1 (Atlante FC) · Apertura · Matchday 2, 25 Jul 2026