Cruz Azul draws 2-2 with Atlas and remains in direct classification

Mexico City. Cruz Azul suffered too much, but managed to rescue a valuable 2-2 draw against Atlas to secure direct qualification positions for the league, this Sunday in a duel corresponding to matchday 16, played at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium.

With this result, La Maquina, who went four games without losing, reached 30 points and rose to third position in the general table, while the Zorros remained in 16th place, with 14 points and already with little chance of winning. place themselves in playoff positions.

The red and black team opened the scoring in the first minutes of the match, when referee Luis Enrique Santander scored a maximum penalty in their favor for a foul in the area by light blue goalkeeper Kevin Mier on Jhon Murillo. The person in charge of executing the charge was Eduardo Aguirre, who with a powerful shot managed to invade the opposing goal to make it 1-0, in the 13th minute.

After the score, the visitors continued to press with various dangerous approaches, while the cement workers rarely worried the red and black goalkeeper Camilo Vargas.

In this way, the Foxes’ second goal did not take long to arrive. In the 38th minute, Ángel Márquez surprised with a cross shot very close to the light blue frame to extend his team’s lead to 2-0.

However, those led by Martín Anselmi closed the gap on the scoreboard just a few minutes later, when at 40, after a corner kick and a series of rebounds in the area, the ball was within the reach of Ignacio Rivero, who with a shot from He sent his head into the back of the net to make it 2-1 before going to the locker room.

In the second half, the light blue team came out determined to rescue at least the tie, so they went all out on the attack in search of their second goal. First they faked a shot that hit the left post, and then they tried with shots from long and medium distance, but they couldn’t break Vargas’ goal.

The reward for the cement workers’ efforts finally came in the 71st minute through Camilo Candido, who with a shot from outside the area nailed the ball into the rival goal to tie the scores (2-2).

In the final stretch, the locals continued to stalk the red and black cabin and were very close to scoring the goal on several occasions, but they could no longer hurt the Foxes and had to settle for the distribution of units.