Remembering when América thrashed Cruz Azul 7-0 | OneFootball

This Saturday night we’ll have another edition of the Clásico Joven between América and Cruz Azul.

But today we’re taking the opportunity to remember that occasion when the Águilas crushed Cruz Azul 7-0 in what has been the biggest win in the history of the classics between the two teams.

It was on August 20, 2022, when both clubs met in the regular phase of the Apertura 2022; a tight match was expected since both teams came in good form.

América had about 20 minutes of total dominance, which allowed them to go up 2-0 with goals from Richard Sánchez and ‘Cabecita’ Rodríguez.

14′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Richard Sánchez took the ball outside the box and, without hesitating, struck it with his left to make it 1-0.

22′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Great play by Henry Martín as he got into the six-yard box and squared it for ‘Cabecita’ Rodríguez to tap in for 2-0.

Cruz Azul woke up after those two goals and came very close to pulling one back on a play where they hit the post twice in a row.

In the final minutes, Cruz Azul pulled one back on the scoreboard, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul on Zendejas.

And just as the first half was about to end, Rafael Baca stamped down on Valdés, and after a VAR review he was sent off.

Right as the first half was ending, Diego Valdés made it 3-0 against La Máquina.

45+8′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Diego Valdés himself took advantage of the free kick to make it 3-0.

In the second half the Águilas eased off a bit, but even so they kept creating scoring chances at the other end.

52′ AMÉRICA GOAL – Great cross from Emilio Lara for Henry Martín to make it 4-0.

Already 4-0 down, Cruz Azul fell apart and the team took advantage to complete the historic 7-0 rout.

73′ AMÉRICA GOAL. Álvaro Fidalgo got past three defenders and fired from outside the box to make it 5-0.

84′ AMÉRICA GOAL. Not over yet. A cross from Miguel Layún for a great header by Federico Viñas, who broke his four-month official scoring drought.

89′ AMÉRICA GOAL. Another one? Great pass from Miguel Layún to Salvador Reyes, who sealed the definitive 7-0.

Without a doubt, it will be a match that will go down in history, and we hope that soon we’ll experience another rout of that magnitude in favor of the Águilas.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.