US EditionCruz Azul Defeats Chivas 2-1, Ending Their Perfect Run in Liga Mx
Cruz Azul rallied with two late goals to end Chivas' six-match winning streak and narrow the top-table gap to two points, in Mexico's Clausura 2026 Jornada 7.
- At Estadio Cuauhtémoc on Saturday, Cruz Azul ended Chivas' perfect start with a 2-1 victory, rallying from an 81st-minute equaliser.
- Gabriel Toro Fernández opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and Ángel Sepúlveda equalised in the 81st before Charly Rodríguez headed Palavecino's corner for the 84th-minute winner.
- Ángel Sepúlveda's leveller followed Gabriel Milito's substitutions and sent the Chivas bench into ecstasy, but those celebrations lasted just three minutes before Charly Rodríguez, not known for his aerial ability, headed the winner.
- The result leaves Chivas top on 18 points, now two ahead of Cruz Azul, and Nicolás Larcamón's side have won five of their last six meetings against the Rebaño before traveling to Monterrey.
- Jornada 7 produced further drama across multiple venues beyond Puebla, underscoring a volatile round as Toluca's 3-0 win over Necaxa kept the title race tight, with Pumas vs Monterrey and Querétaro vs Juárez remaining.
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Cruz Azul took hold of the Red Whites at Day 7 of the 2026 Closing and tightens the top of the MX League
Latin America Sports Daily for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Cruz Azul ended Chivas’ perfect start to Mexico’s Clausura 2026 in dramatic fashion on Saturday night, rallying from an 81st-minute equaliser by ex-player Ángel Sepúlveda to win 2–1 through Charly Rodríguez’s 84th-minute header in Puebla — cutting the gap at the top to just two points. In Brazil, São Paulo upset previously unbeaten Bragantino 2–1 […]
With goals by Gabriel Fernández and Carlos Rodríguez, Cruz Azul beat the Chivas 2-1, which ends his perfect step in the tournament.
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PUEBLA, México (AP) — Two goal-heads of Gabriel Fernández and Carlos Rodríguez marked on Saturday the 2-1 victory route of Cruz Azul against the Chivas, with which the Sacred Rebaño let go his first points in the tournament Closing of the MX League. Uruguayan Fernández opened the account at 34 minutes, with a chopped finish to the center of the Argentine Agustín Palavecino. Rodríguez gave the advantage again to the celestials before the fans in …
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