History tells us that this is inevitable, but statistically speaking, it won’t be Monterrey that end their good run of form. Of course, the question now with each passing week is how long can it last? Will Cruz Azul - a team that is oddly enough associated with bad luck - soon end their run with a dramatic loss? Will the ghosts of previous and noteworthy failures come to haunt them at some point this season?
They’ve needed a fortuitous moment here and there in some of those performances, but there are few sides, if any, that don’t count on a lucky moment or two during a prosperous season. Within those eight victories, Cruz Azul have amassed 15 goals and only three against. It should be an enjoyable contest and could even end up being a playoff preview.We need to give credit where credit is due, manager Juan Reynoso has reinvigorated Cruz Azul.Īfter starting his tenure with two consecutive defeats that appeared to spell doom for him, the former Cruz Azul player immediately turned things around with a winning streak that has now stretched to eight games. The last four matches between these clubs have ended in a draw, and there may not be much between them this time around either. Despite star scorer Aviles Hurtado remaining out with an injury, they've found a way to score goals, and consecutive clean sheets using a three center backs have Rayados showing signs of the balanced team they were during the Antonio Mohamed era. Rayados came back strong from a disappointing draw in the Clascio Regio, thrashing Tijuana 3-0 last week on a water-logged pitch in Monterrey. With defensive modifications required this week thanks to Maduena's suspension, it will be a challenge to keep up that pace. In the Estadio Azteca, Cruz Azul has won all six of the matches played, scoring 14 goals and allowing just one. Those adverse results, however, all were suffered on the road.
The 3-1 loss suffered against Tuzos can be dismissed since it came with La Maquina down to 10 men, but the team's first defeat of the season against Necaxa and a few draws have shown cracks in the new-look Cruz Azul. Two players who have become typical starters, Jose Maduena and Milton Caraglio, will miss the match against Monterrey because of red cards they were issued last week against Pachuca. Gonzalez, Ortiz, Gallardo Pabon, Funes MoriĬruz Azul is atop the Liga MX table heading into the weekend, but it has been riding its luck and may not have any good fortune against Monterrey. Potential Monterrey XI: Barovero Medina, Molina, Sanchez, Montes, Vangioni J. The Colombian forward could make the trip to the capital as a potential substitute.
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The Rayados boss went with a 5-3-2- alignment with Dorlan Pabon and Rogelio Funes Mori up top as Aviles Hurtado continues to work back to full fitness. Gonzalez, Rodriguezįunes Mori, Pabon, Urretaviscaya, Hurtado, Madrigal, PizarroĪfter a big win over Xolos, Diego Alonso may not make any changes to the squad he utilized last weekend.
Montes, Sanchez, Gutierrez, Vangioni, Basanta, Vasquez, MedinaĪ. Potential Cruz Azul XI: Corona Lichnovsky, Aguilar, Dominguez, Aldrete Hernandez, Marcone, Baca, Alvarado Cauteruccio, Renteria Up front, he could go with one forward up top, perhaps Martin Cauteruccio, with Edgar Menez, Roberto Alvarado and Elias Hernandez behind him, or he could stick with a 4-4-2 and use Cauteruccio alongside a player who typically plays deeper like Andres Renteria or Walter Montoya. With Gerry Flores still out with an injury, he'll decide if he wants to break up the Pablo Aguilar-Julio Dominguez center-back partnership to put one of them at right back or toss in Igor Lichnovsky, also typically a center back, on the right side. Suspensions for Jose Maduena and Milton Caraglio after both were sent off in last week's 3-1 loss to Pachuca leave Pedro Caixinha with decisions to make - mainly at the back. Salas, Montoya, Hernandez, Mendez, Dominguez, Mena, Baca, Marcona, Alvarado
Aguilar, Dominguez, Lichnovsky, Flores, Aldrete, Sanchez, Maduena, Silva
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