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cruz Azul Suffers Historic 7-0 Rout by Seattle Sounders in Leagues Cup Debut

Lumen field, washington – In a devastating opening to their Leagues Cup 2025 campaign, Mexican club cruz Azul was handed a crushing 7-0 defeat by Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders, marking the second-worst loss in the club’s storied history.

The rout, which mirrored a previous 7-0 loss to America in the MX League‘s Opening 2022 Tournament, saw the Argentine-led Cruz Azul concede heavily after a scoreless first half. Seattle Sounders’ Yeimar Gรณmez broke the deadlock in the 48th minute, igniting a scoring spree.

The home side extended their lead through Obed Vargas (50th minute), Jesรบs Ferreira (58th minute), Osaze De Rosario (69th minute), and a brace from Pedro de la Vega (76th and 90+1 minutes).Nouhou Tolo added the seventh goal in the 88th minute. Ferreira had two further goals disallowed for offside, preventing an even larger margin of victory.

This important defeat effectively seals Cruz Azul’s elimination from the tournament, as even winning their remaining group stage matches will not be enough to secure advancement.

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รngel Sepรบlveda is making a notable impact in 2025, currently standing as one of the top scorers. His recent performances, including hat-tricks in consecutive weeks, have propelled him to the forefront of goal-scoring charts.

despite facing stiff competition,Sepรบlveda has consistently found the back of the net for both his club,cruz Azul,and the Mexican National Team. In the past seven months,the striker has accumulated 18 goals,surpassing notable players like Raรบl Jimรฉnez,Santiago Gimรฉnez,and Juliรกn Quiรฑones.

Sepรบlveda’s recent form has been particularly notable. In just two weeks, he scored four goals, highlighted by a hat-trick against Atlas and a stunning bicycle kick goal against Tigres. thes contributions have been crucial for Cruz Azul‘s success in the Opening 2025 season. his goal tally includes eight in the league, nine in the Concachampions, and one for the national team.

Though, Sepรบlveda is not the sole leader in the scoring race. Germรกn Berterame, wiht a hat-trick against Atlas over the weekend, has edged ahead, reaching a total of 19 goals, all scored for his club. The naturalized Mexican player has netted 14 league goals, one in the Champions Cup, and three in the Club World Cup.

Other prominent Mexican scorers in 2025 include Juliรกn Quiรฑones, who has scored 14 goals for Al-Qadsiah. Raรบl Jimรฉnez has contributed seven goals for the Mexican National Team and another seven for Fulham. Alexis Vega also matches this tally, reaching the same number of goals despite facing some controversy.

Santiago Gimรฉnez rounds out the top scorers, with 12 goals for his clubs and one for the national team, bringing his total to 13.

Top Mexican Scorers in 2025 (as of the article’s publication):

  1. Germรกn Berterame – 19 goals
  2. รngel Sepรบlveda – 18 goals
  3. Juliรกn Quiรฑones – 14 goals
  4. Raรบl Jimรฉnez – 14 goals
  5. Alexis Vega – 14 goals
  6. Santiago Gimรฉnez – 13 goals
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Mexico City. Cruz Azul is the reflection of his coach. In 11 matches of the Liga Mx, it has reached that point where all its players interpret match situations and compete with a remarkable level, it does not seem easy. All from the ideas of the Argentine Martรญn Anselmi. Their fans at the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium know this so well that they allow themselves to fill the stands like few others. Today’s 3-0 victory against Necaxa, on matchday 11 of the Liga Mx, demonstrated the confidence inspired by a team that knows what it is playing.

Not even 10 minutes had passed when Alexis Gutiรฉrrez, assisted by a pass from Luis Romo over the crescent, scored 1-0 in the necaxista goal (8). It was like watching The Machine on a two-way pool table. Romo struck first, the ball passed through the middle of the defenders and the midfielder from Guanajuato, one-on-one against goalkeeper Ezequiel Unsain, scored a low cross. The advantage did not flip the home switch, but rather expanded its circuits.

With that competitive pulse, Carlos Rotondi later scored the second from the same wing, but this time with Gutiรฉrrez as an assist. The Argentine left behind the mark of Emilio Lara and Alรกn Montes, and connected a powerful left foot shot to Usain’s far post after a recovery by Lorenzo Faravelli (20) from Rosario. Since a short result does not suit La Maquina, Anselmi changed the arrangement of his elements a thousand times: 5-4-1, 5-3-2, 4-5-1. With this, Cruz Azul then became a living organism, a chameleon-like squad that ended in the second half with a blurred Rayos.

Faravelli rounded off the night with 3-0 when he received a pass from Carlos Rodrรญguez that left him alone in front of the goal (63). His only luxury was to raise his instep and cross the ball before Unsain came out. From then on, there was only one raucous song in the stadium, the โ€œAzuuul, Azuuul!โ€ that has already become customary. The light blues reached 28 points and closed another week as leaders of the tournament, with a way of playing that does not allow comparisons. Necaxa, downcast, was left with 13 units.


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The leader Cruz Azul appeared late at the Hidalgo stadium. For more than 40 minutes, an erratic, unrecognizable team played in their place, going down with two goals on the scoreboard. But once their match plan worked, with the same degree of difficulty as always and the expulsion included of Sergio Damiรกn Barreto for a strong tackle on Luis Romo, La Maquina came from behind to win 4-2 and remain at the top of the Liga Mx.

For at least five days, the level of the celestial team does not stand up to any comparison. On any court he produces countless chances, moves the ball and reaches the area with ease, which is not always reflected with scores. Last night, the Tuzos showed their hierarchy. They did not fear a stage full of blue shirts, nor the overflowing praise that accompanies their rival.

When the festive atmosphere of the stage forced them to compete, the players of the Hidalgo squad found greater alternatives to seek victory. Sergio Adriรกn Hernรกndez (12) and Venezuelan Salomรณn Rondรณn (42), authors of the first and second goals, showed that with a shirt they do not feel intimidated. The two made the mistakes of Willer Ditta and goalkeeper Kevin Mier more acute, who stumbled in different actions and left the path clear to the net.

It was more than 40 minutes without any sign of The Machine. Difficult situation for coach Martรญn Anselmi, but enough to awaken a new demonstration of character in his team. The Greek Giorgos Giakoumakis, so questioned for his irregularity, tied the scores at the end of the first half and beginning of the second (45 and 55), already when the referee Adonai Escobedo had sent off Barreto for an iron on Luis Romo.

To put things in the expected place, the Uruguayan Lorenzo Faravelli made an acrobatic shot in the six-yard box, in a cross from Carlos Rotondi’s wing, and thus completed the celestial comeback (66). รngel Sepรบlveda crowned the great reaction in a counterattack to make it 4-1 (90+1)

With 25 points in 10 dates, the leadership of the Liga Mx remains in the hands of La Maquina.


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– 2024-10-07 00:40:59

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