By Jose Castro
When the season started, Cruz Azul had two objectives to fulfill by the end of Clausura 2022: win a new Liga MX title and become champion of the CONCACAF Champions League, but with their elimination in the semifinals against Pumas, they already failed at achieving one of those goals.
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La Máquina arrived at Estadio Azteca with the intention of scoring at least one goal to have the game resolved in a penalty shootout, although a victory of two or more goals would have given them direct access to the final.
Cruz Azul lost the first leg of the semifinal of the CONCACAF Champions League 2-1, as Cristian Tabó, with his first goal of the season, kept La Máquina’s aspirations alive, but Juan Reynoso’s squad couldn’t find the net that Alfredo Talavera guarded on Tuesday night.
The result has already been catalogued as a failure, as Cruz Azul built a squad to fight for both titles. Now, they must win Liga MX if Juan Reynoso wants to keep his job, as Jaime Ordiales is looking for an excuse to part ways with him.
On the press conference after the game, Juan Reynoso showed he was unhappy with the result and accepted that the elimination was a failure and that the main responsible was him, as he didn’t find a way to make the team find the victory.
When asked about his future, he left the decision to Cruz Azul’s management, as he knows that what speaks for a coach are the results, something that hasn’t been on their side recently, opening the possibility of his departure once Clausura 2022.
Since Juan Reynoso arrived in Cruz Azul after a successful stint with Club Puebla, where he returned La Franja to a Liguilla after five years, the Peruvian coach has been in La Máquina’s dugout for 67 games, winning 34, tying 18 and losing the remainder 15.
It’s worth remembering that Reynoso has received an offer from Peru National Team to take over the team once Ricardo Gareca’s cycle comes to an end, whether it is in June, if Peru is eliminated in the playoffs for the World Cup, or after their participation in Qatar 2022 is over.
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