Liga MX — Apertura · Round 8
Estadio Banorte

Cruz Azul 4–3 América starting lineups

Cruz Azul América
4 - 3
Full time
Lira 19' Paradela 35' Orozco 45' Fernández 72'
Rodríguez 52' Perea 90' Borja 90'

Cruz Azul and América lineup images

Cruz Azul starting lineup vs América, 5-4-1: Mier, Ditta, García, Orozco, Márquez, Campos, Paradela, Lira, Palavecino, Carlos Rodríguez, Ibáñez. Liga MX Apertura Round 8, Saturday, September 12, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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América starting lineup vs Cruz Azul, 4-2-3-1: Cota, Espinoza, Reyes, Juárez, Álvarez, Sánchez, Cervantes, Violante, Veiga, Brian Rodríguez, Martín. Liga MX Apertura Round 8, Saturday, September 12, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Liragoal
19'
29'
substitutionBorja for Espinoza
2 - 0Paradelagoal
35'
3 - 0Orozcogoal
45'
Orozco Yellow cardYellow card
45+6'
45+6'
Yellow cardVeiga Yellow card
Ibáñez Yellow cardYellow card
45+6'
45+6'
Yellow cardCervantes Yellow card
Half time · 3 - 0
46'
substitutionZendejas for Violante
46'
substitutionÍcaro for Sánchez
52'
goalRodríguez3 - 1
Rotondi for Campossubstitution
57'
Fernández for Ibáñezsubstitution
57'
Lira Yellow cardYellow card
60'
Márquez Yellow cardYellow card
63'
Mozo for Márquezsubstitution
69'
70'
substitutionPerea for Veiga
4 - 1Fernándezgoal
72'
78'
substitutionBorja for Martín
Ebere for Palavecinosubstitution
78'
Piovi for Garcíasubstitution
78'
90'
goalPerea4 - 2
90'
goalBorja4 - 3
Paradela Yellow cardYellow card
90+3'

Cruz Azul and América team sheets and player ratings

Cruz Azul shirt

Cruz Azul

5-4-1
Starting XI
23 Colombia Mier rating 6.7
4 Colombia Ditta rating 5.8
17 Mexico García off 78' rating 6.7
5 Mexico Orozco 1 goal yellow card rating 7.2
16 Mexico Márquez yellow card off 69' rating 7.6
3 Mexico Campos off 57' rating 6.4
20 Argentina Paradela 1 goal yellow card rating 9.3
6 Mexico Lira 1 goal yellow card rating 8.3
8 Argentina Palavecino off 78' rating 7.4
19 Mexico Rodríguez rating 8.6
7 Argentina Ibáñez yellow card off 57' rating 6.3
Substitutes
21 Uruguay Fernández 1 goal on 57' rating 8.0
29 Argentina Rotondi on 57' rating 6.6
2 Mexico Mozo on 69' rating 6.2
33 Argentina Piovi on 78' rating 6.2
11 Nigeria Ebere on 78' rating 6.2
1 Mexico Gudiño
12 Mexico Montes
55 Mexico González
10 Mexico Montaño
18 Argentina Romero
América shirt

América

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
30 Mexico Cota rating 7.0
34 Mexico Espinoza off 29' rating 6.1
3 Mexico Reyes rating 5.4
29 Mexico Juárez rating 5.7
5 Mexico Álvarez rating 6.8
28 Mexico Sánchez off 46' rating 6.5
13 Mexico Cervantes yellow card rating 7.4
12 Mexico Violante off 46' rating 6.5
23 Brazil Veiga yellow card off 70' rating 7.4
7 Uruguay Rodríguez 1 goal rating 8.5
9 Mexico Martín off 78' rating 7.3
Substitutes
26 Colombia Borja on 29' rating 6.5
217 Brazil Ícaro on 46' rating 6.5
10 United States Zendejas on 46' rating 7.2
22 Colombia Perea 1 goal on 70' rating 7.3
93 Colombia Borja 1 goal on 78' rating 7.1
1 Mexico Malagón
2 Mexico Lara
20 Mexico Gutiérrez
6 United States Cerrillo
189 Mexico Cárdenas

Managers

Huiqui5-4-1Cruz Azul
Almada4-2-3-1América
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Cruz Azul 4–3 América: match summary

Cruz Azul beat América 4–3 at Estadio Banorte in Ciudad de México on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Round 8 of the Liga MX Apertura. Érik Lira (19'), José Paradela (35'), Jesús Orozco (45') and Gabriel Fernández (72') scored for Cruz Azul, Brian Rodríguez (52'), Óscar Perea (90') and Miguel Borja (90') for América. The match ratings read 7.1 for Cruz Azul and 6.8 for América. José Paradela of Cruz Azul was the highest rated player on the pitch at 9.5, with Érik Lira at 8.5 and Carlos Rodríguez at 8.5 next, and Israel Reyes of América the lowest rated starter at 5.5. Cruz Azul lined up in a 5-4-1 under Huiqui, América in a 4-2-3-1 under Almada. Gabriel Fernández had come on for Nicolás Ibáñez on 57 minutes, Óscar Perea had come on for Raphael Veiga on 70 minutes and Miguel Borja had come on for Henry Martín on 78 minutes. Jesús Orozco was booked on 45 minutes, Raphael Veiga on 45, Nicolás Ibáñez on 45, Alan Cervantes on 45, Érik Lira on 60, Jeremy Márquez on 63 and José Paradela on 90, and nobody was sent off. The Liga MX table taken on September 13, 2026 had América 2nd on 16 points and Cruz Azul 3rd on 15.

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