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Cruz Azul vs San Luis live: Lineups, score, and minute by minute coverage

The ‘Cementeros’ will host the ‘Potosinos’ corresponding to round 16 of the Clausura 2022 tournament.

By Hector Garcia

A Cruz Azul player smiles while an Atletico San Luis player looks concerned.
A Cruz Azul player smiles while an Atletico San Luis player looks concerned.
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Follow minute-by-minute coverage of the match between Cruz Azul and San Luis here on El Futbolero USA. Play-by-play, lineups, and scores during the match.

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Cruz Azul vs San Luis: Match Information

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022

Time: 17:00 CT (US)

Location: Azteca Stadium, México City.

Live Match

As soon as the match kicks off, you can watch the game live here, following the minute by minute. The live score will also be available for viewers to keep an eye on.

Lineups

Check the lineups for the match here.

Live Scoreboard

Cruz Azul vs San Luis Preview

Cruz Azul will play at home against Atlético de San Luis at the Azteca Stadium on Sunday corresponding to round 16 of the Liga MX. The ‘Cementeros’ are currently in fourth place in the standings with 24 points. ‘La Máquina’ is coming off a 0-1 win against Querétaro in their last Liga MX match.

Meanwhile, Atlético de San Luis sits in tenth place in the Mexican First Division with 20 points. André Jardine’s team is coming off a 2-0 win against Pumas UNAM in their last Liga MX match. The ‘Potosinos’ have won 3 out of their 5 last Liga MX matches. The team is a dangerous side so far in Liga MX as they look like solid at their stadium, the Alfonso Lastras.

Last matches between

The last 5 matches between the two clubs favor Cruz Azul, ‘La Máquina’ has won 3 out of 5 matches, while Atlético de San Luis has won one time. The last match between the two clubs was a tie 0-0 on Matchweek 6 of the Apertura 2021 tournament.

Cruz Azul is considered the biggest club out of the two as they are part of the four giants of Mexico. "Los cuatro grandes" involve Chivas de Guadalajara, CF America, Pumas UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The ‘Cementeros’ have won the Liga MX title nine times in its history. The last time they won the title was last year in the Guardianes 2021 tournament. They finished first in the league table with 41 points and a record of 13 wins, two draws, and two losses after 17 matches played.

Cruz Azul automatically qualified for the quarterfinals of the playoffs with their first place position. In the quarterfinals, they took on Toluca FC. In the first leg, Toluca won 2-1 at home at the Nemezio Diez. In the second leg, Cruz Azul won won the game 3-1 at the Estadio Azteca to then win 4-3 on aggregate. In the semifinals they took on Club Pachuca. In the first leg it ended 0-0 in Pachuca's ground. In the second leg, Cruz Azul won 1-0 at the Estadio Azteca to advance to the final.

The final was between Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna. The first leg was played at Santos ground, where Cruz Azul won 1-0. In the second leg, the game was tighter as Santos scored at the Azteca. Cruz Azul scored as well, and the game finished 1-1. Cruz Azul celebrated as they won the final 2-1 on aggregate and lifted their first trophy after more than 20 years without winning the trophy.

Atletico San Luis was founded in 2013, and it was promoted to the first division in 2019. They were champions of the second division of Mexican football after winning the Apertura 2018 and the Clausura 2019 Ascenso MX. The club was formerly known as San Luis FC but was replaced by in 2013 and renamed as Atletico San Luis which plays on San Luis de Potosi.

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