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Pachuca vs Cruz Azul: match report
Pachuca hosted Cruz Azul at Estadio Hidalgo on Thursday 22 October 2026, in the Liga MX (round 13). Pachuca are without 2 players (Andrés Arroyo, Alexéi Domínguez); Cruz Azul are missing 2 (José Paradela, Amaury Morales). Daniel Quintero Huitrón is the referee, averaging 4.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.4.
Result and scorers
Pachuca 1-2 Cruz Azul. Goals: Gabriel Fernandez 13' for Cruz Azul; Francisco Venegas 20' for Pachuca; Andres Montaño 79' (pen) for Cruz Azul.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 11' Yellow card: Eduardo Bauermann (Pachuca)
- 13' Goal: Gabriel Fernandez (Cruz Azul) 0-1
- 20' Goal: Francisco Venegas (Pachuca) 1-1
- 39' Yellow card: Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul)
- 45' Yellow card: Oussama Idrissi (Pachuca)
- 48' Yellow card: Francisco Venegas (Pachuca)
- 63' Yellow card: Rodolfo Pizarro (Pachuca)
- 75' Yellow card: Pedro Budib (Pachuca)
- 79' Penalty: Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul) 1-2
- 85' Yellow card: Amaury García (Cruz Azul)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Luka Romero (Cruz Azul)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 43.5% | Possession | 56.5% |
| 14 | Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 0 | Corners | 8 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Pachuca 4-2-3-1
Coach: Benjamín Mora
- 25 Carlos Moreno GK
- 13 Jorge Berlanga DEF
- 4 Eduardo Bauermann DEF
- 32 Pedro Budib DEF
- 15 Francisco Venegas DEF
- 16 Christian Rivera MID
- 26 Alán Bautista MID
- 21 Nicolás Vallejo FWD
- 7 Rodolfo Pizarro MID
- 11 Oussama Idrissi FWD
- 23 José Salomon Rondon FWD
Bench
- 187 Gael Álvarez FWD
- 9 Adrián Alcaraz FWD
- 29 Kenedy MID
- 211 Cristóbal Hernández FWD
- 6 Mauricio Isaís DEF
- 31 José Eulogio GK
- 221 Ulises Martínez DEF
- 12 Sebastián Santos MID
- 30 Sergio Rodríguez MID
- 186 Ángel López Bustamante MID
Cruz Azul 3-4-2-1
Coach: Joel Huiqui
- 1 Andrés Gudiño GK
- 17 Amaury García DEF
- 12 Alán Montes DEF
- 33 Gonzalo Piovi DEF
- 2 Alan Mozo MID
- 6 Érik Lira MID
- 16 Jeremy Márquez MID
- 3 Omar Campos MID
- 8 Agustín Palavecino MID
- 19 Carlos Rodríguez MID
- 21 Gabriel Fernández FWD
Bench
- 55 Rogelio González MID
- 18 Luka Romero FWD
- 10 Andrés Montaño MID
- 29 Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi FWD
- 5 Jesús Orozco DEF
- 23 Kevin Mier GK
- 60 Ariel Castro MID
- 14 Juan Calero FWD
- 7 Nicolás Ibánez FWD
- 11 Christian Ebere FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Pachuca
- Andrés Arroyo injury, back Doubtful
- Alexéi Domínguez injury, back Doubtful
Cruz Azul
- José Paradela injury, back Doubtful
- Amaury Morales injury, back Early January 2027
Previous meetings
- Sunday 5 April 2026: Cruz Azul 1-2 Pachuca
- Saturday 13 September 2025: Pachuca 0-1 Cruz Azul
- Sunday 9 February 2025: Cruz Azul 2-1 Pachuca
- Sunday 29 September 2024: Pachuca 2-4 Cruz Azul
- Sunday 14 January 2024: Cruz Azul 0-1 Pachuca