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Highlights

January 20, 2024 1:17 AM ET

96' FT

Match ends. Juárez 0-0 Cruz Azul.

January 20, 2024 12:09 AM ET

93'

The medical assistants come in to attend to Ángel Zaldívar.

January 20, 2024 12:04 AM ET

90'

The referee adds five minutes to the match.

January 20, 2024 12:01 AM ET

88'

SEPULVEDA MISSED IT! Jurado saves the penalty and the score remains unchanged.

January 20, 2024 11:59 PM ET

86' PENALTY

The referee awards a penalty kick in favor of Cruz Azul after a foul on Antuna.

January 20, 2024 11:57 PM ET

81' Substitution

Juárez: García, Venegas, Hurtado and Santos are out; Castro, Saucedo, Escoto and Pérez Bouquette are in.

January 20, 2024 11:52 PM ET

77'

Now La Máquina is saved. On the line, Ditta avoids Juárez's goal.

January 20, 2024 11:47 PM ET

76'

Yellow card for Chávez.

January 20, 2024 11:46 PM ET

75'

Jurado saves Cruz Azul's goal on the line from a direct free kick.

January 20, 2024 11:46 PM ET

73'

Rotondi's powerful header goes just over the crossbar.

January 20, 2024 11:44 PM ET

68' Substitution

Cruz Azul: Rotondi and Sepúlveda are in; Santos and García are out.

January 20, 2024 11:40 PM ET

63'

CHILENA! Toro Fernandez almost scored, but a great reaction from Jurado prevents Cruz Azul's first.

January 20, 2024 11:33 PM ET

61'

Yellow card for Ditta.

January 20, 2024 11:32 PM ET

60'

We reached the hour mark. Few emotions in this second half.

January 20, 2024 11:32 PM ET

54'

Yellow card for Venegas

January 20, 2024 11:25 PM ET

50'

First minutes of the second half. Cruz Azul more lively going forward.

January 20, 2024 11:21 PM ET

46'

The second half begins.

January 20, 2024 11:16 PM ET

45'+1 HT

First half ends. Juárez 0-0 Cruz Azul.

January 19, 2024 10:58 PM ET

45'

The referee adds one minute to the first half.

January 19, 2024 10:57 PM ET

41'

TWICE JURADO! Double save in the six-yard box by Sebastián Jurado saves Cruz Azul's goal.

January 19, 2024 10:54 PM ET

37'

FERNANDEZ! Cruz Azul's first threatening goal with an awkward header from Toro Fernandez that goes just wide of the goal.

January 19, 2024 10:48 PM ET

35'

Many lost balls from Cruz Azul that Juárez takes advantage of to go forward.

January 19, 2024 10:47 PM ET

30'

We reached the half hour mark. Very few dangerous arrivals in these thirty minutes.

January 19, 2024 10:42 PM ET

26'

Dangerous save by Jurado on a corner kick that almost ended in a Huescas goal.

January 19, 2024 10:38 PM ET

22'

Toro Fernández hurts his ankle after a foul in midfield.

January 19, 2024 10:34 PM ET

20'

CLOSE! Chávez's header falls for a shot, but Mier avoids his goal.

January 19, 2024 10:32 PM ET

15'

First quarter of the match. Cruz Azul has only generated danger with two corner kicks.

January 19, 2024 10:28 PM ET

13'

Long ball for Santos. Juárez is looking for long passes to reach the area, but does not generate danger.

January 19, 2024 10:25 PM ET

10'

In the first ten minutes of the game, Juárez showed more intensity on offense.

January 19, 2024 10:22 PM ET

5'

A dangerous start by Mier where Chávez took advantage to take the ball away from him, but due to the inertia, the ball went to the back line.

January 19, 2024 10:19 PM ET

0'

The match starts!

January 19, 2024 10:14 PM ET

Lineup Juarez

Jurado, Abella, Manríquez, Ortíz, Vukcevic, García, Venegas, García, Hurtado, Chávez, Santos.

January 19, 2024 9:58 PM ET

Lineup Cruz Azul

Mier, Willer, Lira, Antuna, Faravelli, Candido, Rivero, Huescas, Rodríguez, Fernández, Piovi.

January 19, 2024 9:56 PM ET

Warm up

Both teams are already on the field of the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez to play this match corresponding to the second round of the Liga MX, which is just minutes away from kicking off.

January 19, 2024 9:48 PM ET

Last meeting

The most recent confrontation between Cruz Azul and Juárez was in the last Apertura 2023, to be more precise, on matchday 15, where a goal by Antuna and another by Sepúlveda, gave La Máquina the victory by a score of 2-0.

January 19, 2024 9:41 PM ET

Absences

For this match, both technical directors will have a full squad, however, the local team will have Colombian D. Valoyes in doubt due to a hamstring injury.

January 19, 2024 9:38 PM ET

The arrival

They have arrived! The protagonists have arrived. Both FC Juárez and Cruz Azul players are already at the Estadio Olímpico de Benito Juárez to play this match day 2 of the Clausura 2024.

January 19, 2024 9:28 PM ET

Background

The history of confrontations between the two teams is relatively short, and is in favor of La Máquina, which after a record of 10 matches, has eight wins to only one win for Bravos. Only one draw has been recorded.

January 19, 2024 9:21 PM ET

The stadium

The venue for this match between Juárez and Cruz Azul will be the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, a stadium with an athletic track located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and home of the Bravos de Juárez. It was inaugurated in 1981 and has a capacity of 19 thousand spectators.

January 19, 2024 9:18 PM ET

We begin!

All set! We are just under an hour away from the start of the Liga MX Clausura 2024 matchday 2 between FC Juárez and Cruz Azul. Both teams will be looking for a win to continue climbing up the standings. Can the Bravos come out on top or will La Máquina do it, or will it all end in a draw? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.

January 19, 2024 9:14 PM ET

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January 19, 2024 10:10 AM ET

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January 19, 2024 10:05 AM ET

Last roster Cruz Azul

Kevin Mier, Ignacio Rivero, Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi, Camilo Cándido, Erik Lira, Lorenzo Faravelli, Charly Rodríguez, Uriel Antuna, Rodrigo Huescas, Gabriel Fernández.

January 19, 2024 10:00 AM ET

Last roster Juarez

Sebastián Jurado, José Abella, Arturo Ortiz, José García, Andrija Vukcevic, Denzell García, Jesús Venegas, Diego Chávez, Aitor García, Avilés Hurtado y Amaury Escoto.

January 19, 2024 9:55 AM ET

Who will be the referee and his assistants?

The central referee for this FC Juarez vs Cruz Azul will be Erik Yair Miranda; Manuel Alfonso Martínez first line; Oscar Yahir Barriga, second line; Luis Alfredo García, fourth assistant.

January 19, 2024 9:50 AM ET

How is Cruz Azul coming into this match?

On the other hand, La Máquina arrives to this Clausura 2024 with a new coach. Martín Anselmi, a 38-year-old Argentinean coach, arrived at La Noria to start working with the Cruz Azul squad and play his first tournament in Mexico;

After the alleged quarrel between Anselmi and Escobar, the off-field issue may have taken its toll on the blue team as, on matchday 1, Cruz Azul returned to what had been its home for several years and suffered a minimal defeat in its debut against the Tuzos of Pachuca.

Cruz Azul must not be overconfident and must go for the victory if they do not want to fall by the wayside as in the last tournament when, like Juárez, they failed to qualify for the Play-In. La Máquina arrives at this matchday in 15th place in the general table with zero points.

January 19, 2024 9:45 AM ET

How are FC Juárez coming into this match?

The border team, led by Diego Mejía, ratified the Mexican coach after the Bravos began to place in the top positions in the Apertura 2023 last season. Although the team went downhill in the last few rounds,  Juarez were left out of the play-in, the board has confidence in this coach who is going for revenge in this Clausura 2024.

Juarez had positive impressions in their first match against Pumas, where a goal sealed the game in favor of the universitarios. Despite the loss, the Bravos were satisfied with their performance in Ciudad Universitaria and now return home with a loss, but with the motivation to face another big club in Mexican soccer: Cruz Azul. Juárez is currently in 14th place in the general table, along with six other teams, including Cruz Azul, which did not win their first game of the competition. It should be noted that the locals should not be confident and Mejía's pupils need a victory to keep moving away from the first places of the quotient table and thus avoid the million-dollar fine at the end of this tournament.

January 19, 2024 9:40 AM ET

Matchday 2 of Liga MX

New tournament and we are back with the Liga MX activity at the beginning of the year and the Clausura 2024. In this third weekend of 2024, we continue with the soccer activity in the Aztec football and Ciudad Juarez will witness the clash between the Bravos of Juarez and Cruz Azul. A match between two teams that come from losing in their debut last week. On one side are the Bravos who want to take advantage of the match at home against a Cruz Azul that is touched by the on-field and off-field issues such as Juan Escobar.Despite the fact that the visitors look like 'favorites' due to the quality of their squad, Juárez wants to give a blow to the table and bring joy to their fans and keep moving up to the top of the table and away from the multi-million dollar relegation zone. Will FC Juárez be able to achieve victory or will the visitors from Cruz Azul do it?

January 19, 2024 9:35 AM ET

The match will be played at the Stadium Olimpico Benito Juarez

The match between the Juarez vs Cruz Azul will be played at the Stadium Olimpico Benito Juarez, in the city of Juarez, Mexico. Kickoff is scheduled at 10:30 pm (ET).

January 19, 2024 9:30 AM ET

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January 19, 2024 9:25 AM ET
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