Blue Cross And Club Tijuana Both will be looking for their third consecutive win when they face each other at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes on Wednesday.
Both teams are the only ones with a 100 percent record in Liga MX this season, but at least one of them will have to abandon its perfect start here.
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Cruz Azul was in top form and secured a clear 4-0 victory against Monterrey in Sunday’s game at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer.
Martin AnselmiThe men from ‘s opened the scoring with Ignacio Rivero after which a Carlos Rotondi the result was clear, but there was still time for Angel Sepulveda to get into the action late.
As a result, Los Celestes moved to the top of the Liga MX table, but only on goal difference.
Next they will face the challenge of an opponent who has barely managed to gain an advantage in their last five encounters, each of which has resulted in two wins and one draw.
Wednesday’s hosts are unbeaten in all but one of their last seven home games, have put in an impressive performance in front of their fans of late and will be confident of a positive result here too.
Club Tijuana emerged victorious from a six-goal thriller against Guadalajara Chivas at the Estadio Caliente on Saturday, which ended 4-2.
Goals from Domingo Blanco And Jose Zuniga Juan Osorio’s team had a good lead at half-time, but the advantage was soon reduced by Cade Cowell after Christian Rivera and Zuniga sealed the deal, Armando GonzalezThe efforts were meaningless.
El Xolaje has achieved the maximum number of points in the two matches so far and is therefore in second place in the table, level on points with its next opponent.
Since a run of seven winless away games from the end of January to the end of March, Wednesday’s guests have won two of the next three away games and seem to have turned their away luck around.
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Blue Cross Camilo Candido missed his team’s clear victory against Monterrey due to a suspension, but is eligible to play here.
After his brace in the above-mentioned game, striker Carlos Rotondi goes into this game on a high and will look to deliver again.
Gabriel Fernandez has not played since February due to a knee injury and is expected to miss Wednesday’s match as well.
Tijuana’s Domingo Blanco will look to score for the third consecutive game and continue his good form from the start of the season.
Possible starting eleven for Cruz Azul:
Mine; Piovi, Lira, Ditta, Sanchez; Faravelli, Rodriguez, Rivero; Rotondi, Torres, Giakoumakis
Possible starting lineup of Club Tijuana:
Corona; Mejia, Inzunza, Gomez, Bilbao; Vega, Castaneda, Reynoso; Blanco, Gonzalez, Zuniga
We think: Cruz Azul 2-1 Club Tijuana
Both teams will be looking to win an early title and secure sole top spot with a win. We expect a hard-fought game with the hosts coming out on top.
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