Cruz Azul vs Puebla

Cruz Azul

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

18 Jan 2026, 04:05

1:0

Finished

Puebla

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

F. Monarrez

11'

C. Baltazar

Injured

34'

C. Baltazar

Ariel Gamarra

35'

2ND HALF

46'

Mateo Levy

Jorge Sánchez

46'

Omar Campos

Luka Romero

E. Gómez

K. Velasco

46'

R. Gutierrez

59'

Edgar Guerra

Jose Pachuca

59'

Eduardo Navarro

66'

70'

Amaury Morales

Erik Lira

70'

J. Márquez

C. Rotondi

78'

Goal

J. Paradela(Toro Fernández)

Alejandro Organista

Alonso Ramírez

79'

Esteban Lozano

I. Maestro Puch

80'

84'

R. González

J. Paradela

85'

Mateo Levy

Match statistics

72%Possession28%

511Passes Attempted196

445Completed Passes134

10Corners4

26Throw-ins17

35Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Cruz Azul

Formation

3-4-2-1

Andrés Gudiño

#1Andrés Gudiño

Erik Lira

#6Erik Lira

G. Piovi

#33G. Piovi

Willer Ditta

#4Willer Ditta

C. Rodríguez

#19C. Rodríguez

A. Palavecino

#8A. Palavecino

Jorge Sánchez

#2Jorge Sánchez

C. Rotondi

#29C. Rotondi

J. Paradela

#20J. Paradela

Luka Romero

#18Luka Romero

Toro Fernández

#21Toro Fernández

Starting XI

Andrés Gudiño #1
Erik Lira #6	70'
G. Piovi #33
Willer Ditta #4
C. Rodríguez #19
A. Palavecino #8
Jorge Sánchez #2	46'
C. Rotondi #29	70'
J. Paradela #20	84' ⚽78'
Luka Romero #18	46'
Toro Fernández #21	🎯78'

Substitutes

E. Ochoa #30
Omar Campos #3	46'
Jaziel Mendoza #193
Diego Zuppa #239
J. Márquez #16	70'
Emmanuel Sánchez #200
R. González #203	84'
Amaury García #17
Amaury Morales #194	70'
Mateo Levy #214	85' 46'

Will not play

Kevin Leonardo

Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles

Goalkeeper

Leg injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jesús Gilberto

Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete

Defender

Broken ankle

Return: Early April 2026

Manager

Cruz Azul

Nicolás Larcamón

Cruz Azul

Formation

3-4-2-1

Andrés Gudiño

#1Andrés Gudiño

Erik Lira

#6Erik Lira

G. Piovi

#33G. Piovi

Willer Ditta

#4Willer Ditta

C. Rodríguez

#19C. Rodríguez

A. Palavecino

#8A. Palavecino

Jorge Sánchez

#2Jorge Sánchez

C. Rotondi

#29C. Rotondi

J. Paradela

#20J. Paradela

Luka Romero

#18Luka Romero

Toro Fernández

#21Toro Fernández

Starting XI

Andrés Gudiño #1
Erik Lira #6	70'
G. Piovi #33
Willer Ditta #4
C. Rodríguez #19
A. Palavecino #8
Jorge Sánchez #2	46'
C. Rotondi #29	70'
J. Paradela #20	84' ⚽78'
Luka Romero #18	46'
Toro Fernández #21	🎯78'

Substitutes

E. Ochoa #30
Omar Campos #3	46'
Jaziel Mendoza #193
Diego Zuppa #239
J. Márquez #16	70'
Emmanuel Sánchez #200
R. González #203	84'
Amaury García #17
Amaury Morales #194	70'
Mateo Levy #214	85' 46'

Will not play

Kevin Leonardo

Kevin Leonardo Mier Robles

Goalkeeper

Leg injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jesús Gilberto

Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete

Defender

Broken ankle

Return: Early April 2026

Manager

Cruz Azul

Nicolás Larcamón

Puebla

Formation

4-5-1

R. Gutierrez

#28R. Gutierrez

Nicolás Diaz

#6Nicolás Diaz

Eduardo Navarro

#192Eduardo Navarro

F. Monarrez

#7F. Monarrez

Iker Moreno

#12Iker Moreno

Luis Gabriel Rey

#3Luis Gabriel Rey

Alejandro Organista

#24Alejandro Organista

C. Baltazar

#22C. Baltazar

Edgar Guerra

#15Edgar Guerra

E. Gómez

#11E. Gómez

Esteban Lozano

#17Esteban Lozano

Starting XI

R. Gutierrez #28	59'
Nicolás Diaz #6
Eduardo Navarro #192	66'
F. Monarrez #7	11'
Iker Moreno #12
Luis Gabriel Rey #3
Alejandro Organista #24	79'
C. Baltazar #22	34' 35'
Edgar Guerra #15	59'
E. Gómez #11	46'
Esteban Lozano #17	80'

Substitutes

Jesús Rodríguez #33
Jose Pachuca #20	59'
Ariel Gamarra #18	35'
Miguel Ramírez #8
Alonso Ramírez #16	79'
A. Araos #32
B. Garnica #27
I. Maestro Puch #19	80'
E. Mustre #29
K. Velasco #26	46'

Will not play

Lucas Daniel

Lucas Daniel Cavallini

Forward

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late March 2026

Raúl Iram

Raúl Iram Castillo González

Midfielder

Return: Late March 2026

Ignacio Daniel

Ignacio Daniel Maestro Puch

Forward

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Puebla

Albert Espigares

Head-to-head

49 matches

Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul

21

Wins

16

Draws

12

Wins

Puebla

Puebla

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Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul

Puebla FC

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Puebla FC

Cruz Azul

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Puebla FC

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul

Puebla FC

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Cruz Azul	8	6	1	1	15:8	+7	19	WDWWW
2	Toluca	8	5	3	0	11:2	+9	18	DDWWW
3	Chivas	8	6	0	2	12:8	+4	18	WWWLL
4	Pumas UNAM	8	4	4	0	15:7	+8	16	WDWWD
5	Pachuca	8	4	2	2	9:6	+3	14	DWWWL
6	Tigres UANL	8	4	1	3	15:9	+6	13	WWLLW
7	Atlas FC	8	4	1	3	10:12	-2	13	WDLWL
8	América	8	3	2	3	8:7	+1	11	WWLWL
9	Monterrey	8	3	1	4	10:9	+1	10	DLWLL
10	León	8	3	1	4	9:11	-2	10	LLLWW
11	Tijuana	8	1	6	1	7:7	0	9	DDLDD
12	Necaxa	8	3	0	5	10:13	-3	9	LWWLL
13	Puebla FC	8	2	2	4	5:10	-5	8	DDLLW
14	Atl. San Luis	8	2	1	5	12:14	-2	7	LLWLL
15	FC Juárez	7	2	1	4	11:13	-2	7	DLLLW
16	Mazatlán FC	8	2	1	5	8:14	-6	7	LLWDW
17	Querétaro	7	1	3	3	7:10	-3	6	LDWLD
18	Santos Laguna	8	0	2	6	9:23	-14	2	LLLLD

Playoffs

Match Information

Referee:

Mario Terrazas

Venue:

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Capacity:

50 073

Cruz Azul vs Puebla match from the Liga MX Clausura. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Cruz Azul and Puebla. Follow team performance and match context within the Liga MX Clausura season.