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05/24 23:03 CDT Cruz Azul rallies past Pumas 2-1 to win the Clausura title on a
stoppage-time goal
Cruz Azul rallies past Pumas 2-1 to win the Clausura title on a stoppage-time
goal
By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
AP Sports Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) --- Rodolfo Rotondi scored a stoppage-time goal as Cruz Azul
rallied to beat Pumas 2-1 on Sunday and be crowned champions of Mexico's
Clausura tournament.
Paraguayan midfielder Robert Morales scored with a shot from outside the box in
the 30th minute to put the home team ahead, but an own goal in the 53rd tied
the match. Argentine midfielder Rotondi scored the clincher in stopin 93rd.
La Maquina won its first championship since the Clausura 2021 tournament and
now has 10 titles, a total only surpassed by Club America with 16, and by
Chivas and Toluca with 12.
Cruz Azul, one of the most popular teams in Mexico, won the title under interim
coach Joel Huiqui, who took over in the penultimate round of the regular
tournament after Nicolas Larcamon was fired.
Huiqui became the first Mexican coach to be crowned in Liga MX since Ignacio
Ambriz, who was champion with Len in the Apertura 2020.
Pumas, coached by Efrain Juarez, was aiming for its eight championship and its
first since the Clausura 2011 tournament.
Pumas finished the match with nine players due to the expulsions of Uriel
Antuna in the 90th minute and Angel Rico in the 97th minute.
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