José Ignacio Rivero anotó el 1-0 de Cruz Azul sobre León

Cruz Azul and León were generating opportunities to open the scoring, however, they were wasting them. Even, the 'Máquina' scored, but it was annulled, nevertheless, they took revenge in the 72nd minute by scoring the 1-0 that, so far, qualifies them for the final playoff.

The play of the partial victory started with Lira who sent a long pass to Rodrigo Huescas. Immediately, he passed it to Uriel Antuna who feinted a defender and reached the bottom of the area to cross the ball into the box.

Goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota threw himself to catch the ball, however, it slipped through his hands. José Ignacio Rivero was alert to the mistake and pushed the ball into the net. Seeing the net of the ‘Fiera’ being torn, the ‘Máquina’ fans unleashed joy at the Azteca Stadium.

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The 'Máquina' finished in seventh position on the table with 24 points. In the last matchday, they defeated Chivas de Guadalajara 2-1 thanks to the goals of Uriel Antuna and Michael Estrada. Thus, they secured their spot in the playoff.

León finished in the tenth position with 22 points. In the final matchday of the regular phase of the tournament, they drew 2-2 against Tijuana and that prevented them from climbing more positions.