Erik Lira keeps his promise: we took down América | OneFootball

The Clásico Joven was painted sky blue, as Cruz Azul took the three points against América, a match in which Erik Lira stood out. With his great performance, he reminded us of his most controversial and accurate statements against the eternal rival.

What makes the Clásico Joven so special?

Lira and América are like water and oil, as the player himself said, he would never wear the blue-cream jersey in his career. However, there is a special fact that heats up this rivalry.

While playing with Pumas, the national team player warned during the 2021 Apertura Playoffs: "We screwed América," when they defeated Toluca in the playoff to face the Águilas in the quarter-finals.

And so it was! The felines overcame those from Coapa in the return match to leave them out of the semifinals.

And to the microphones of OneFootball, Lira said that it would "obviously" be repeated this weekend.

Mission accomplished!

"El Jefecito" was key in Cruz Azul's 2-1 victory, shining on the CU field for the full 90 minutes of the Clásico Joven in the center, an atypical but familiar position for him, where with his skills he stopped the blue-cream attack with 12 recovered balls and five clearances.

In fact, the match against América is in the Top 3 of Lira's performances in the tournament, with a score of 6.6, surpassed only by the matches against Chivas, 6.7, and Toluca, 6.9.

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