Club Tijuana 2-1 Cruz Azul · Liga MX Apertura
Club Tijuana beat Cruz Azul 2-1 in the Liga MX Apertura. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Club Tijuana and Cruz Azul met in the Liga MX Apertura at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on Monday, 17 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Club Tijuana: I. Rivero 44'; G. Mora 54'. Cruz Azul: N. Ibáñez 45'.
How the match went
Cruz Azul saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Club Tijuana had 13 shots with 4 on target, Cruz Azul 15 with 6 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 5 to Club Tijuana and 6 to Cruz Azul. Club Tijuana conceded 13 fouls, Cruz Azul 15. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Club Tijuana, 4 for Cruz Azul).
Line-ups
Club Tijuana started in a 4-1-4-1: Antonio Rodríguez, Rafael Fernández, Jackson Porozo, Jesús Gómez, Pablo Nicolás Ortíz, Iván Tona, Ramiro Árciga, Gilberto Mora, José Rivero, Adonis Preciado, Diego Abreu.
Cruz Azul started in a 4-2-3-1: Kevin Mier, Jeremy Márquez, Alan Montes, Jesús Orozco, Omar Campos, Carlos Rodríguez, Erik Lira, José Paradela, Luka Romero, Osinachi Ebere, Nicolás Ibáñez.
More from this competition: Liga MX Apertura fixtures, results and table.