Cruz Azul and Pumas battle to a scoreless tie in first leg of Liga MX final
Cruz Azul dominated but Pumas held on for a 0-0 tie that leaves everything for the 2nd leg
Pumas' midfielder #33 Jordan Carrillo and Cruz Azul's Argentine midfielder #08 Agustin Palavecino fight for the ball during the Liga MX Clausura final first-leg football match between Cruz Azul and Pumas at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium in Mexico City on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Cruz Azul and Pumas fought hard in a 0-0 tie in the first leg of the Clausura 2026 Liga MX Final. Cruz Azul dominated but couldn’t open the scoring as Pumas takes a key result home for the 2nd leg.
Pumas’ defense held well after a lousy start but Pumas will need to win on Sunday as the Liga MX Final has to have a winner as the Liga MX standing no longer count as a tie breaker. Pumas will host the return leg on Sunday night, hoping for their first title since 2011. The 1st half started with the surprise that Santiago Trigos started the match instead of Adalberto Carrasquilla.
After getting the ball in the area, Christian Ebere got off a low left footed shot that Pumas’ goalkeeper, Keylor Navas, would make a great save on. From way outside the area, Jose Paradela got off a great left footed shot that forced an even better save from Navas. Off a counter, Agustin Palavecino got off a right footed shot that forced another save from Navas.
As expected, Cruz Azul was on the offense while Pumas went defensive. After Carlos Rodriguez got the ball in the area, Alvaro Angulo got off a terrible slide that dropped him and a Penalty Kick was given to Cruz Azul. The replay saved Pumas as Rodriguez had been offside and it was correctly overruled.
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