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Lineups & starting XIs

Last 6 matches
vs Necaxa W 3-1 Round 6 · Aug 28 · Away · 5-4-1 Cruz Azul starting XI vs Necaxa, 5-4-1, Liga MX Round 6, August 28, 2026, won 3–1. Made with MyLineups.

Squad

27 players
Goalkeepers · 2
1 Mexico Gudiño
23 Colombia Mier
Defenders · 11
3 Mexico Campos
4 Colombia Ditta
5 Mexico Orozco
6 Mexico Lira
12 Mexico Montes
17 Mexico García
22 Mexico Rodarte
33 Argentina Piovi
35 Mexico Velázquez
49 Mexico Díaz
55 Mexico González
Midfielders · 9
8 Argentina Palavecino
10 Mexico Montaño
16 Mexico Márquez
18 Argentina Romero
19 Mexico Rodríguez
20 Argentina Paradela
25 Mexico Sámano
29 Argentina Rotondi
32 Mexico Jiménez
Attackers · 5
7 Argentina Ibáñez
11 Nigeria Ebere
21 Uruguay Fernández
27 Mexico Gamboa
214 Mexico Levy
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Common questions

Who starts for Cruz Azul in the latest lineup?

Against Necaxa, Cruz Azul started Mier, Ditta, García, Orozco, González, Campos, Paradela, Palavecino, Márquez, Rodríguez and Ibáñez, in a 5-4-1. The sheet above shows the same eleven with shirt numbers.

What formation does Cruz Azul play?

Cruz Azul lined up in a 5-4-1 most recently, and has also used 5-3-2 and 4-2-3-1 in recent matches.

Who captains Cruz Azul?

Rodríguez wears the armband in the current Cruz Azul squad.

Can I build my own Cruz Azul lineup?

Yes. The free web builder opens with Cruz Azul loaded — pick the eleven, set the formation and export the image. The iOS and Android app adds ratings, goals, cards and up to 100 saved lineups.

Are the Cruz Azul lineups up to date?

Every Liga MX matchday is published within hours of full time, and this page is rebuilt with it — lineups, results and the table.

About Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul are a football club from Mexico, playing in the Liga MX Apertura 2026. They are 10th in the Apertura table with 9 points from 6 matches, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 3.

Their most recent lineup was a 5-4-1, a 3–1 away win over Necaxa on August 28, 2026. That XI read Mier, Ditta, García, Orozco, González, Campos, Paradela, Palavecino, Márquez, Rodríguez and Ibáñez, the eleven Huiqui picked. Recent sheets also show a 5-3-2 and a 4-2-3-1. Form over the last 5 matches, newest first, reads W-L-L-L-W, with 8 goals scored and 9 conceded.

The 27-player squad lists 2 goalkeepers, 11 defenders, 9 midfielders and 5 attackers. Five nationalities are in it: 17 players from Mexico, and the rest from Argentina, Colombia, Nigeria and Uruguay. Cruz Azul play Santos Laguna next, on Sunday, September 6, 2026. This page is rebuilt after every Liga MX matchday, with the newest starting XI as an image, the result and the updated table.

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