Cruz Azul vs Puebla 18/01/2026

Cruz Azul

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

18 Jan 2026, 04:05

1:0

Finished

Puebla

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

F. Monarrez

11'

C. Baltazar

Injured

34'

C. Baltazar

Ariel Gamarra

35'

2ND HALF

46'

Mateo Levy

Jorge Sánchez

46'

Omar Campos

Luka Romero

E. Gómez

K. Velasco

46'

R. Gutierrez

59'

Edgar Guerra

Jose Pachuca

59'

Eduardo Navarro

66'

70'

Amaury Morales

Erik Lira

70'

J. Márquez

C. Rotondi

78'

Goal

J. Paradela(Toro Fernández)

Alejandro Organista

Alonso Ramírez

79'

Esteban Lozano

I. Maestro Puch

80'

84'

R. González

J. Paradela

85'

Mateo Levy

Match statistics

72%Possession28%

511Passes Attempted196

445Completed Passes134

10Corners4

26Throw-ins17

35Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Cruz Azul

Formation

3-4-2-1

Andrés Guillermo

#1Gudiño Portillo

Erik Antonio

#6Lira Méndez

Gonzalo Rubén

#33Piovi

Willer Emilio

#4Ditta Pérez

Carlos Alberto

#19Rodríguez Gómez

Agustín

#8Palavecino

Jorge Eduardo

#2Sánchez Ramos

Carlos Rodolfo

#29Rotondi

José Antonio

#20Paradela

Luka

#18Romero Bezzana

Gabriel Matías

#21Fernandez Leites

Starting XI

Andrés Gudiño #1
Erik Lira #6	70'
G. Piovi #33
Willer Ditta #4
C. Rodríguez #19
A. Palavecino #8
Jorge Sánchez #2	46'
C. Rotondi #29	70'
J. Paradela #20	84' ⚽78'
Luka Romero #18	46'
Toro Fernández #21	🎯78'

Substitutes

E. Ochoa #30
Omar Campos #3	46'
Jaziel Mendoza #193
Diego Zuppa #239
J. Márquez #16	70'
Emmanuel Sánchez #200
R. González #203	84'
Amaury García #17
Amaury Morales #194	70'
Mateo Levy #214	85' 46'

Will not play

Nicolás Alejandro

Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez

Forward

Calf injury

Return: Early May 2026

Jesús Gilberto

Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete

Defender

Broken ankle

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Cruz Azul

Nicolás Larcamón

Cruz Azul

Formation

3-4-2-1

Andrés Guillermo

#1Gudiño Portillo

Erik Antonio

#6Lira Méndez

Gonzalo Rubén

#33Piovi

Willer Emilio

#4Ditta Pérez

Carlos Alberto

#19Rodríguez Gómez

Agustín

#8Palavecino

Jorge Eduardo

#2Sánchez Ramos

Carlos Rodolfo

#29Rotondi

José Antonio

#20Paradela

Luka

#18Romero Bezzana

Gabriel Matías

#21Fernandez Leites

Starting XI

Andrés Gudiño #1
Erik Lira #6	70'
G. Piovi #33
Willer Ditta #4
C. Rodríguez #19
A. Palavecino #8
Jorge Sánchez #2	46'
C. Rotondi #29	70'
J. Paradela #20	84' ⚽78'
Luka Romero #18	46'
Toro Fernández #21	🎯78'

Substitutes

E. Ochoa #30
Omar Campos #3	46'
Jaziel Mendoza #193
Diego Zuppa #239
J. Márquez #16	70'
Emmanuel Sánchez #200
R. González #203	84'
Amaury García #17
Amaury Morales #194	70'
Mateo Levy #214	85' 46'

Will not play

Nicolás Alejandro

Nicolás Alejandro Ibáñez

Forward

Calf injury

Return: Early May 2026

Jesús Gilberto

Jesús Gilberto Orozco Chiquete

Defender

Broken ankle

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Cruz Azul

Nicolás Larcamón

Puebla

Formation

4-5-1

Ricardo Daniel

#28Gutiérrez Hernández

Nicolás Andrés

#6Díaz Huincales

Eduardo Ramsés

#192Navarro Agramont

Fernando

#7Monarrez Ochoa

Iker Moreno

#12Diez De Bonilla

Luis Gabriel

#3Rey Mejía

Alejandro

#24Organista Orozco

Carlos Alberto

#22Baltazar Agraz

Edgar Andrés

#15Guerra Hernández

Emiliano

#11Gómez Dutra

Esteban

#17Lozano Solana

Starting XI

R. Gutierrez #28	59'
Nicolás Diaz #6
Eduardo Navarro #192	66'
F. Monarrez #7	11'
Iker Moreno #12
Luis Gabriel Rey #3
Alejandro Organista #24	79'
C. Baltazar #22	34' 35'
Edgar Guerra #15	59'
E. Gómez #11	46'
Esteban Lozano #17	80'

Substitutes

Jesús Rodríguez #33
Jose Pachuca #20	59'
Ariel Gamarra #18	35'
Miguel Ramírez #8
Alonso Ramírez #16	79'
A. Araos #32
B. Garnica #27
I. Maestro Puch #19	80'
E. Mustre #29
K. Velasco #26	46'

Will not play

Lucas Daniel

Lucas Daniel Cavallini

Forward

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Doubtful

Raúl Iram

Raúl Iram Castillo González

Midfielder

Leg injury

Return: Doubtful

Ignacio Daniel

Ignacio Daniel Maestro Puch

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Puebla

Albert Espigares

Head-to-head

58 matches

Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul

22

Wins

19

Draws

17

Wins

Puebla

Puebla

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Puebla FC

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul

Puebla FC

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Puebla FC

Cruz Azul

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Puebla FC

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul

Puebla FC

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Chivas	14	10	1	3	28:17	+11	31	WWWDL
2	Cruz Azul	14	8	4	2	25:15	+10	28	WDDLD
3	Pachuca	14	8	4	2	21:13	+8	28	WDDWW
4	Pumas UNAM	14	7	6	1	26:15	+11	27	WDWDW
5	Toluca	14	7	6	1	20:9	+11	27	WDDLD
6	Tigres UANL	14	6	2	6	22:16	+6	20	WDLLW
7	América	14	5	4	5	15:13	+2	19	WWLDD
8	Atlas FC	14	5	4	5	14:18	-4	19	LDDLD
9	León	14	6	1	7	16:24	-8	19	LLWWW
10	Tijuana	14	4	6	4	15:15	0	18	LWLWW
11	FC Juárez	14	4	4	6	21:24	-3	16	DWDDL
12	Necaxa	14	5	1	8	17:20	-3	16	LDWWL
13	Monterrey	14	4	3	7	19:17	+2	15	LDLLD
14	Atl. San Luis	14	4	3	7	21:23	-2	15	LDLWD
15	Querétaro	14	3	6	5	13:18	-5	15	DDWDW
16	Puebla FC	14	3	4	7	11:17	-6	13	LDLDL
17	Mazatlán FC	14	3	2	9	16:28	-12	11	WLDLL
18	Santos Laguna	14	2	3	9	17:35	-18	9	WLWDL

Playoffs

Match Information

Referee:

Mario Terrazas

Venue:

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Capacity:

50 073

Cruz Azul vs Puebla match from the Liga MX Clausura. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Cruz Azul and Puebla. Follow team performance and match context within the Liga MX Clausura season.