The real culprit in the elimination of Cruz Azul against Tigres UANL

Cruz Azul was eliminated by Tigres UANL in the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2022, despite drawing 1-1 on aggregate, but with the disadvantage of finishing the tournament in a worse position than Miguel Herrera's team, which led to their elimination.

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In the first leg, Tigres won 1-0 at the Azteca Stadium despite having 10 men for half an hour due to the expulsion of Nico López. The Auriazules held on to their lead and went into the second leg with a one-goal advantage.

At home, Tigres was surprised by Cruz Azul, who acted aggressively to take the lead in the first half and seek the semifinals. In addition, Javier Aquino, the feline left-back, was sent off after a hard tackle against Paraguay's Ángel Romero. Juan Reynoso's men were in an ideal opportunity to increase their lead, however, as in the last match, they were unable to score another goal to advance to the next phase.

Cruz Azul had two dangerous options, one each half and by different players. In the first half, Santiago Giménez hit the post with his shot, and in the second half, was Iván Morales who did the same but on a clearer play.

Who was to blame for Cruz Azul's elimination?

After analyzing the match and the plays that La Máquina had, the one responsible for this elimination was the Chilean Iván Morales, who had such a clear opportunity to take a two-goal lead, which would have meant a ticket to the semifinals, that he crashed his shot against the post.

Cruz Azul's approach was good against Tigres, but again, with a player less, they were unable to increase their lead and only won 0-1, a result that was not enough to advance to the next round.

Chilean Iván Morales arrived for this Clausura 2022 as a reinforcement for the Cementeros to help the offense score goals, however, in 19 games played with La Máquina, he has not scored any goals and has only been able to contribute with two assists.

Undoubtedly, this reinforcement has disappointed the Cruz Azul fans and if he does not improve for the next tournament, he will be one of the candidates to leave the team.

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