Liga MX — Apertura · Round 4
Estadio Caliente

Tijuana 2–1 Cruz Azul starting lineups

Tijuana Cruz Azul
2 - 1
Full time
Rivero 44' Mora 54'
Ibáñez 45+2'

Tijuana and Cruz Azul lineup images

Tijuana starting lineup vs Cruz Azul, 4-1-4-1: Antonio Rodríguez, Rafael Fernández, Porozo, Gómez, Ortíz, Tona, Árciga, Mora, Rivero, Preciado, Diego Abreu. Liga MX Apertura Round 4, Sunday, August 16, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Cruz Azul starting lineup vs Tijuana, 4-2-3-1: Mier, Márquez, Montes, Orozco, Campos, Carlos Rodríguez, Lira, Paradela, Romero, Ebere, Ibáñez. Liga MX Apertura Round 4, Sunday, August 16, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

1 - 0Riverogoal
44'
45+2'
goalIbáñez1 - 1
Half time · 1 - 1
Vega for Ortízsubstitution
46'
49'
Yellow cardEbere Yellow card
2 - 1Moragoal
54'
Preciado Yellow cardYellow card
56'
Rivero Yellow cardYellow card
57'
61'
Yellow cardMontes Yellow card
El Ghezouani for Abreusubstitution
65'
68'
substitutionMontaño for Romero
68'
substitutionFernández for Rodríguez
74'
Yellow cardMárquez Yellow card
76'
substitutionGonzález for Ebere
80'
Yellow cardParadela Yellow card
Zapata for Morasubstitution
81'
González for Tonasubstitution
81'
Padilla for Árcigasubstitution
81'
86'
substitutionGarcía for Montes
86'
substitutionJosé Suárez for Márquez

Tijuana and Cruz Azul team sheets and player ratings

Tijuana

4-1-4-1
Starting XI
2 Mexico Rodríguez rating 7.3
3 Mexico Fernández rating 7.3
12 Ecuador Porozo rating 7.0
6 Mexico Gómez rating 7.8
33 Mexico Ortíz off 46' rating 6.8
8 Mexico Tona off 81' rating 6.4
17 Mexico Árciga off 81' rating 7.0
10 Mexico Mora 1 goal off 81' rating 9.0
15 Uruguay Rivero 1 goal yellow card rating 8.1
7 Ecuador Preciado yellow card rating 7.9
19 Uruguay Abreu off 65' rating 6.4
Substitutes
16 Mexico Vega on 46' rating 7.2
9 Morocco El Ghezouani on 65' rating 6.5
20 Mexico Zapata on 81'
31 Mexico Padilla on 81'
11 Argentina González on 81'
29 Mexico Hernández
188 Mexico Magallon
26 Mexico Pérez
34 Cameroon Boya
13 Brazil Manoel

Cruz Azul

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
23 Colombia Mier rating 6.6
16 Mexico Márquez yellow card off 86' rating 6.6
12 Mexico Montes yellow card off 86' rating 6.4
5 Mexico Orozco rating 7.2
3 Mexico Campos rating 6.1
19 Mexico Rodríguez off 68' rating 6.1
6 Mexico Lira rating 6.3
20 Argentina Paradela yellow card rating 7.1
18 Argentina Romero off 68' rating 7.5
11 Nigeria Ebere yellow card off 76' rating 6.4
7 Argentina Ibáñez 1 goal rating 7.9
Substitutes
10 Mexico Montaño on 68' rating 6.1
21 Uruguay Fernández on 68' rating 6.2
55 Mexico González on 76' rating 5.7
66 Venezuela Suárez on 86'
17 Mexico García on 86'
1 Mexico Gudiño
49 Mexico Díaz
32 Mexico Jiménez
214 Mexico Levy

Managers

Abreu4-1-4-1Tijuana
Huiqui4-2-3-1Cruz Azul
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Tijuana 2–1 Cruz Azul: match summary

Tijuana beat Cruz Azul 2–1 at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Round 4 of the Liga MX Apertura. Ignacio Rivero (44') and Gilberto Mora (54') scored for Tijuana, Nicolás Ibáñez (45+2') for Cruz Azul. The match ratings read 7.3 for Tijuana and 6.6 for Cruz Azul. Gilberto Mora of Tijuana was the highest rated player on the pitch at 9.0, with Alejandro Gómez at 8.0 and Ignacio Rivero at 8.0 next, and Omar Campos of Cruz Azul the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Tijuana lined up in a 4-1-4-1 under Sebastián Abreu, Cruz Azul in a 4-2-3-1 under Huiqui. Christian Ebere was booked on 49 minutes, Adonis Preciado on 56, Ignacio Rivero on 57, Alán Montes on 61, Jeremy Márquez on 74 and José Paradela on 80, and nobody was sent off. The Liga MX table taken on September 2, 2026 had Tijuana 3rd on 13 points and Cruz Azul 10th on 9.

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