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Cruz Azul 4-3 América: final score
Cruz Azul beat América 4-3 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in Liga MX.
Goals: Érik Lira 19', José Paradela 35', Jesús Orozco 45', Brian Rodríguez 52', Gabriel Fernandez 72', Óscar Perea 90', Miguel Borja 90'.
Cruz Azul sit 7th on 17 points.
América sit 1st on 21 points.
Cruz Azul have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
América have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Cruz Azul won 2, América won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- Liga MX
- Start time
- Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11:15 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
Goals and cards
19'⚽Érik LiraGoal
35'⚽José ParadelaGoal
45'⚽Jesús OrozcoGoal
45'+6'Jesús OrozcoYellow
45'+6'Raphael VeigaYellow
45'+6'Nicolás IbáñezYellow
45'+6'Alan CervantesYellow
52'⚽Brian RodríguezGoal
60'Érik LiraYellow
63'Ángel MárquezYellow
72'⚽Gabriel FernandezGoal
90'⚽Óscar PereaGoal
90'⚽Miguel BorjaGoal
90'+3'José ParadelaYellow
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- Match ends, Cruz Azul 4, Club América 3.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 4, Club América 3.
- 90'+6'Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Paradela.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Kevin Álvarez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ícaro.
- 90'+3'Ícaro (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Foul by José Paradela (Cruz Azul).
- 90'+3'José Paradela (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2'Offside, Club América. Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Goal! Cruz Azul 4, Club América 3. Miguel Borja (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 90'Attempt saved. Álex Zendejas (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 90'Goal! Cruz Azul 4, Club América 2. Óscar Perea (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez.
- 88'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
- 88'Attempt saved. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rodolfo Cota (Club América). Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
- 88'Attempt blocked. Ícaro (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 87'Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Club América).
- 87'José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 84'Foul by Miguel Borja (Club América).
- 84'Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
- 84'Attempt saved. Óscar Perea (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 80'Attempt missed. Ramón Juárez (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
- 80'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
- 80'Attempt saved. Óscar Perea (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Israel Reyes.
- 79'Handball by Alan Mozo (Cruz Azul).
- 78'Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gonzalo Piovi replaces Amaury García.
- 78'Substitution, Cruz Azul. Christian Ebere replaces Agustín Palavecino.
- 78'Substitution, Club América. Miguel Borja replaces Henry Martín.
- 77'Attempt missed. Cristián Borja (Club América) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Ícaro (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín.
- 77'Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Zendejas with a cross following a corner.
- 76'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
- 76'Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín.
- 75'Álex Zendejas (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75'Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 72'Goal! Cruz Azul 4, Club América 1. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Érik Lira.
- 70'Offside, Club América. Brian Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 70'Substitution, Club América. Óscar Perea replaces Raphael Veiga.
- 69'Substitution, Cruz Azul. Alan Mozo replaces Jeremy Márquez.
- 69'Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.
- 69'Attempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Paradela with a cross.
- 68'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Rodolfo Cota.
- 68'Attempt saved. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rodolfo Cota (Club América).
- 68'Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 67'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Kevin Mier.
- 66'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Alan Cervantes.
- 63'Foul by Henry Martín (Club América).
- 63'Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63'Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62'Foul by Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul).
- 62'Foul by Alan Cervantes (Club América).
- 62'Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Attempt missed. Israel Reyes (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphael Veiga with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60'Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 60'Brian Rodríguez (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60'Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).
- 59'Attempt missed. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez following a corner.
- 59'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 57'Offside, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández is caught offside.
- 57'Substitution, Cruz Azul. Gabriel Fernández replaces Nicolás Ibáñez.
- 57'Substitution, Cruz Azul. Carlos Rotondi replaces Omar Campos.
- 54'Foul by Alan Cervantes (Club América).
- 54'Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52'Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Club América 1. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 52'Ícaro (Club América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52'Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).
- 51'Ramón Juárez (Club América) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Raphael Veiga with a cross following a corner.
- 51'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.
- 51'Attempt blocked. Alan Cervantes (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Veiga.
- 49'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Willer Ditta.
- 47'Foul by Álex Zendejas (Club América).
- 47'Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'Second Half begins Cruz Azul 3, Club América 0.
- 45'Substitution, Club América. Ícaro replaces Érick Sánchez.
- 45'Substitution, Club América. Álex Zendejas replaces Isaías Violante.
- 45'+11'First Half ends, Cruz Azul 3, Club América 0.
- 45'+11'Attempt missed. Alan Cervantes (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Veiga with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+11'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Agustín Palavecino.
- 45'+10'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+8'Delay in match because of an injury Omar Campos (Cruz Azul).
- 45'+6'Alan Cervantes (Club América) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6'Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6'Raphael Veiga (Club América) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6'Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3'Cristián Borja (Club América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3'Foul by José Paradela (Cruz Azul).
- 45'+2'Raphael Veiga (Club América) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'Goal! Cruz Azul 3, Club América 0. Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by José Paradela with a cross following a corner.
- 45'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 44'Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Club América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul).
- 43'Raphael Veiga (Club América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Foul by Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul).
- 43'Penalty saved. Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Rodolfo Cota (Club América).
- 40'VAR Decision: Penalty Cruz Azul.
- 39'Penalty conceded by Ramón Juárez (Club América) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39'Penalty Cruz Azul. José Paradela draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 38'Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Club América).
- 38'Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Club América) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 35'Goal! Cruz Azul 2, Club América 0. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez following a corner.
- 35'Corner, Cruz Azul. Conceded by Ramón Juárez.
- 33'Attempt missed. Israel Reyes (Club América) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristián Borja with a cross following a corner.
- 32'Corner, Club América. Conceded by José Paradela.
- 29'Substitution, Club América. Cristián Borja replaces Dagoberto Espinoza because of an injury.
- 28'Attempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodolfo Cota (Club América). Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 27'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26'Delay in match because of an injury Dagoberto Espinoza (Club América).
- 25'Attempt missed. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 24'Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Club América) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Isaías Violante.
- 19'Goal! Cruz Azul 1, Club América 0. Érik Lira (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by José Paradela.
- 16'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15'Delay in match because of an injury Dagoberto Espinoza (Club América).
- 14'Attempt saved. Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rodolfo Cota (Club América). Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 14'Attempt missed. Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 13'Attempt blocked. Raphael Veiga (Club América) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín.
- 13'Attempt blocked. Érick Sánchez (Club América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11'Corner, Club América. Conceded by Agustín Palavecino.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Cruz Azul · 5-4-1
23Kevin MierG
17Amaury GarcíaCD
5Jesús OrozcoCD-L
4Willer DittaCD-R
3Omar CamposLB
16Ángel MárquezRB
8Agustín PalavecinoCM-L
6Érik LiraCM-R
19Carlos RodríguezLM
20José ParadelaRM
7Nicolás IbáñezF
Substitutes
33Gonzalo PioviSUB
1Andrés GudiñoSUB
10Andres MontañoSUB
18Luka RomeroSUB
11Osinachi EbereSUB
2Alan MozoSUB
12Alán MontesSUB
21Gabriel FernandezSUB
29Rodolfo RotondiSUB
55Rogelio GonzálezSUB
América · 4-2-3-1
30Rodolfo CotaG
29Ramón JuarezCD-L
3Israel ReyesCD-R
5Kevin ÁlvarezLB
34Dagoberto EspinozaRB
23Raphael VeigaAM
13Alan CervantesLM
28Érick SánchezRM
9Henry MartínF
7Brian RodríguezAM-L
12Isaías ViolanteAM-R
Substitutes
6Edwin CerrilloSUB
1Ángel MalagónSUB
217Ícaro ca ConceiçãoSUB
2Emilio LaraSUB
189Alejandro CárdenasSUB
20Alexis GutierrezSUB
93Miguel BorjaSUB
26Cristian BorjaSUB
10Alejandro ZendejasSUB
22Óscar PereaSUB
Game stats
CAZAME
43Possession (%)57
16Shots28
10Shots on target10
6Corners9
10Fouls9
5Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Offsides2
7Saves6
Last 5 games
Cruz Azul
L@ Tijuana2-1Aug 16, 2026
LAtlas2-0Aug 22, 2026
W@ Necaxa3-1Aug 28, 2026
WSantos1-0Sep 6, 2026
WAmérica4-3Sep 12, 2026
América
WColumbus Crew2-0Aug 26, 2026
WPuebla2-0Aug 29, 2026
LMonterrey2-2Sep 2, 2026
L@ León1-0Sep 6, 2026
L@ Cruz Azul4-3Sep 12, 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Cruz Azul
2
Draws
1
América
Last meetings
Apr 11, 2026América1 – 1Cruz Azul
Oct 18, 2025Cruz Azul2 – 1América
May 18, 2025América2 – 1Cruz Azul
May 15, 2025Cruz Azul1 – 0América
Apr 12, 2025América0 – 0Cruz Azul
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  América | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 21 | WWLLL |
| 2 |  Toluca | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 20 | WWLDL |
| 3 |  Queretaro | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 20 | WDWW |
| 4 |  Guadalajara | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +7 | 19 | WWDLD |
| 5 |  León | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 | LWDWD |
| 6 |  Atlas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 18 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Cruz Azul | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 17 | LLWWW |
| 8 |  Tijuana | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 | LDLD |
| 9 |  Puebla | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 15 | WLDLD |
| 10 |  Monterrey | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 14 | DWLD |
| 11 |  Pachuca | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 13 | WWDLD |
| 12 |  UNAM | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 | WLDLD |
| 13 |  Tigres | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 | DDLWW |
| 14 |  Santos | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 13 | LWWWW |
| 15 |  Atl. San Luis | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 12 | LLWWL |
| 16 |  Atlante | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 11 | DLDWL |
| 17 |  Necaxa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 9 | DLLLD |
| 18 |  Juárez | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -18 | 4 | LLWLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Cruz Azul vs América?
Cruz Azul beat América 4-3 on Saturday, September 12 (Liga MX).
Who scored in Cruz Azul vs América?
Goals: Érik Lira 19', José Paradela 35', Jesús Orozco 45', Brian Rodríguez 52', Gabriel Fernandez 72', Óscar Perea 90' and Miguel Borja 90'.
When do Cruz Azul play next?
Cruz Azul play FC Juárez on Saturday, October 17 at 11:10 PM (ET).
When do América play next?
América play León on Saturday, October 17 at 9:00 PM (ET).
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