Goals and Highlights
95'
It's over! Columbus beats Cruz Azul two goals to zero and is crowned with the Campeones Cup.
90'
Otero's header, then Giménez appears, but in both cases the goalkeeper saves the ball.
85'
Otero tried to send a shot from outside the area, but the defense intervened.
78'
Cruz Azul seeks, but fails to generate danger in the opponent's goal.
74'
Goal, goal, goal for Columbus! Jonathan Mensah's header and the Mexican goalkeeper can't keep out the second.
67'
Change of Cruz Azul. Yoshimar Yotún comes on for Roberto Alvarado.
63'
Change Columbus. Luis Diaz replaces Miguel Berry.
62'
Good anticipation by the home team, preventing Giménez from shooting at goal.
57'
Columbus changes. Harrison Afful and Milton Valenzuela are replaced by Steven Moreira and Derrick Etienne Jr.
51'
Poste! Orbelin Pineda's cross is struck by Escobar, but hits the post.
49'
Nothing! The referee rules that there is no handball by the Columbus player.
48'
VAR! A possible handball by Columbus in their area is reviewed.
45'
Cruz Azul changes. Santiago Giménez and Jonathan Rodríguez are substituted for Rafael Baca and Pablo Aguilar.
45'
The second half gets underway at Lower.com Field.
45+3'
At the end of the first half, Cruz Azul is down with an own goal.
42'
A hard-fought game in the midfield, both teams searched intensely for the opponent's goal.
38'
Angulo's shot, but it hits the defense.
33'
Rivero saves his goal with a header that prevents the ball from going in.
31'
VAR! A possible foul in favor of Cruz Azul in the opponent's area was reviewed, but the referee signals for the match to continue.
26'
Romo's cross, but the defense ends up clearing the ball.
18'
Goalkeeper! Rivero's shot on goal is blocked by the Columbus keeper.
14'
Rivero's forehand, but ends up in Bush's hands
9'
A very tight game in midfield, with both teams looking for the opponent's goal.
3'
Goal, goal, goal for Columbus Crew! Angulo combs the ball out of play, but ends up putting it in his own net.
0'
The actions start at Lower.com Field.
Cruz Azul: LineUp
J. Corona; J. Domínguez, L. Romo, P. Aguilar, J. Escobar; I. Rivero, Y. Yotún, R. Baca, P. Fernández, O. Pineda; B. Angulo.
Columbus: LineUp
E. Bush; J. Williams, J. Mensah, A. Keita, S. Moreira; D. Nagbe, L. Zelayarán, L. Fraser; P. Santos, D. Etienne Jr., M. Berry.
Present are
The light blue team is already at the stadium where the Champions Cup match will take place.
They arrived
The Columbus Crew is already at Lower.com Field, ready to play the duel that will define the champion between the Mexican and U.S. leagues.
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"The team has not been at its best".
Roberto Alvarado, Cruz Azul player, spoke prior to this duel: "We have to be focused from minute one, the team has not been at its best moments but little by little we are doing things right, it is important to keep adding trophies, cruz azul deserves one more, we will fight for all the championships to come".
Lethal weapons
Jonathan Rodríguez and Santiago Giménez will be looking to score in the opponent's goal to give Cruz Azul another title and continue to bring joy to their fans.
Almost there!
Cruz Azul's dressing room looks like this, with all the clothes and jerseys ready, the light blue team will be looking to take home the trophy.
Looking for the best in the area!
Tonight, the Liga MX champion and the MLS champion will have a direct confrontation looking for the best team in the zone.
What a beauty!
This will be the trophy that the victorious team will take home tonight in Columbus.
Watch out for this players
Shaggy' Martínez, Ignacio Rivero and Adrián Aldrete have taken over the Celestes' midfield, and this afternoon they will be looking to generate danger and cause damage in the opponent's area.
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Cruz Azul statements
Juan Reynoso, coach of Cruz Azul, spoke prior to this duel: "We have to reinvent ourselves to optimize the times, I was pleased to hear from Santi and Roberto that they like to play, we are reinventing everything to play better each time, it is not easy because an institution like this one is in a hurry to get results, in the present between national team trips and tournaments if we do not rely on science and if we are not close to the players and their emotional issue, they can collapse".
"Every time I see them better and the coexistence is better, we have had few trainings together, sometimes there are better results than performance and vice versa. We arrived much better than for the CONCACAF match and Monterrey took advantage of that moment and that we were not in the best condition".
Cruz Azul statements
Santiago Giménez, Cruz Azul striker, spoke to the media before facing Columbus: "For us, the more matches we have the better, Cruz Azul is a club that needs to play for everything and fight for everything. We are happy to fight for one more title in this year that has gone so well for us".
"We are taking care of the definition, each player does his task in his position the forwards are doing a great job, we all do a great job, we know the capacity we have, we support each other when things go wrong and when things go right, a united team makes us have no worries."
"The rivalry between MLS and the Mexican league is growing, they are very competitive leagues we see it for us, we are a big club, we have the opportunity to be champion again and we want that title."
For the title
Columbus Crew's MLS tournament has not been very good, they are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference table and have accumulated 34 points, their last match they defeated Montréal 2 goals to 1.
Without a good tournament
Cruz Azul arrives to this match after tying against Puebla, although they previously defeated Querétaro two goals to zero, the sky-blue team is still not convincing its fans to continue with the past path, they have had a tournament with many ups and downs.
The match will be played at Lower.com Field Stadium.
The Columbus vs Cruz Azul match will be played at the Lower.com Field Stadium, located in Columbus, Ohio; with capacity for 20,011 people.
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