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Cruz Azul 2023–24 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023–24 Cruz Azul season is the 64th season in the football club's history and the 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul will compete in Liga MX and the Leagues Cup.
2023–24 season | ||||
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Sporting director | Óscar Pérez | |||
Manager | Ricardo Ferretti (until 7 August) Joaquín Moreno (from 7 August) | |||
Stadium | Azteca(until 2024)Ciudad de los Deportes(from 2024) | |||
Liga MX | Apertura: 17th Clausura: TBD | |||
Leagues Cup | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Uriel Antuna (2) All: Uriel Antuna (3) | |||
Highest home attendance | 36,500 v América (2 September 2023) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 11,053 vs Santos Laguna (20 August 2023) | |||
Average home league attendance | 21,163 | |||
Biggest win | 1–2 v Monterrey (27 August 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | 2–0 v Atlas (1 July 2023) 0–2 v Toluca (8 July 2023) | |||
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This season will be the first without captain José de Jesús Corona, who will be leaving the club after 14 years (since 2009–10 as a first team player).[1] It will also be the first season since 2005–06 without the center-back Julio César Domínguez.[2]
On 31 May, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Rodríguez were called up to the Mexico national team squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3]
On 1 June, Rafael Guerrero and Rodrigo Huescas were called up to the Mexico national under-23 team for friendlies in Europe and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4]
On 27 June, the Leagues Cup announced Cruz Azul's first match against Inter Miami would be rescheduled as the tournament's inaugural match due to Inter Miami's high-profile signings of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets.[5]
On 5 July, Ivan Morales' contract was rescinded and he became a free agent.[6]
Willer Ditta did not travel with the team to the United States for the first Leagues Cup match due to work visa issues.[7] On 24 July, Cruz Azul announced Ditta obtained his visa and would travel to join the team.[8]
Rodrigo Huescas was subbed out in the 30th minute of the match against Inter Miami due to injury. On 24 July, Cruz Azul announced Huescas had suffered a sprain in his right MCL.[9]
On 7 August, Cruz Azul announced they had parted ways with manager Ricardo Ferretti and would appoint assistant coach Joaquín Moreno as manager for the remainder of the Apertura 2023 season.
On 1 September, Uriel Antuna and Carlos Rodríguez were called up to the Mexico national team squad for friendlies against Australia and Uzbekistan. Érik Lira and Rodrigo Huescas were called up to the Mexico national under-23 team for friendlies against Colombia under-23.[10] Rafael Guerrero was called up to the Mexico national under-20 team for friendlies against Argentine Primera División clubs.[11]
Apertura 2023 Rounds 1–3, Leagues Cup | |||||
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Position | Name | Nationality | Year appointed | Last club/team | References |
Manager | Ricardo Ferretti | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Assistant Coaches | Guillermo Vázquez | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Joaquín Moreno | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Enrique Cruz | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Medic | Juan José Pérez | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() |
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Ernesto Prado | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
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José Morales Ángeles | ![]() |
2023 | None | ||
Fitness trainer | Guillermo Orta | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Kinesiologist | Juan Rubio | ![]() |
2009 | ||
Paolo Arriaga | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
Apertura 2023 Rounds 4– | |||||
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Position | Name | Nationality | Year appointed | Last club/team | References |
Manager | Joaquín Moreno | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Assistant Coaches | Joel Huiqui | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Enrique Cruz | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Medic | Juan José Pérez | ![]() |
2021 | ![]() |
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Ernesto Prado | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
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José Morales Ángeles | ![]() |
2023 | None | ||
Fitness trainer | Fernando Ramos | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Kinesiologist | Juan Rubio | ![]() |
2009 | ||
Paolo Arriaga | ![]() |
2023 | ![]() |
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Win Draw Loss Fixtures
14 June 2023 Friendly | Pumas UNAM ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Coyoacán, Mexico City |
Del Prete ![]() |
Stadium: Cantera |
21 June 2023 Friendly | Cruz Azul ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Xochimilco, Mexico City |
9:00 CDT | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: La Noria Attendance: 0 |
24 June 2023 Friendly | América ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Coapa, Mexico City |
10:00 CDT | Report | Moisés ![]() |
Stadium: Coapa Attendance: 0 |
31 December 2023 Friendly | Cruz Azul ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | no data |
Stadium: no data Attendance: 0 |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Apertura 2023 | 1 July 2023 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 14.29 | ||
Clausura 2024 | January 2024 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Leagues Cup | 21 July 2023 | 3 August 2023 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10.00 |
Last updated: 2 September 2023
Source: Mediotiempo.com
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Last updated: 2 September 2023.
Source: [citation needed]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2023.[32]
1 July 2023 1 | Atlas | 2–0 | Cruz Azul | Guadalajara |
21:10 CDT | Report Referee Report |
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Stadium: Jalisco Attendance: 20,169 Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández |
8 July 2023 2 | Cruz Azul | 0–2 | Toluca | Mexico City |
17:50 CDT | Referee Report | Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 15,936 Referee: Ismael López Peñuelas |
20 August 2023 4 | Cruz Azul | 2–2 | Santos Laguna | Mexico City |
17:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 11,053 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz |
2 September 2023 7 | Cruz Azul | 2–3 | América | Mexico City |
21:10 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
15 September 2023 8 | Mazatlán | 2-2 | Cruz Azul | Mazatlán |
18:00 PDT 19:00 CDT |
Report | Stadium: Mazatlán Attendance: 11,002 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz |
24 September 2023 9 | Cruz Azul | 1-3 | Querétaro | Mexico City |
16:00 CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 23,790 Referee: Abraham De Jesús |
29 September, 2023 10 | Atlético San Luis | 1-2 | Cruz Azul | San Luis Potosi |
20:00 CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramírez Attendance: 21,180 Referee: Adonai Gonzalez |
4 October 2023 11 | Necaxa | 1-3 | Cruz Azul | Aguascalientes |
19:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: Victoria Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
7 October 2023 12 | Cruz Azul | 1-4 | Pumas UNAM | Mexico City |
21:05 CDT | Report | Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 28,878 Referee: Cesar Arturo Ramos |
21 October 2023 13 | Tigres UANL | 2-1 | Cruz Azul | San Nicolás de los Garza |
21:05 CDT | Report | Stadium: Universitario Attendance: 41,615 Referee: Edger Morales |
1 November 2023 15 | Cruz Azul | 2-0 | Juárez | Mexico City |
19:00 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Azteca Attendance: 9,358 Referee: Daniel Quintero |
4 November 2023 16 | Guadalajara | 1-0 | Cruz Azul | Zapopan |
21:05 CDT | Report | Stadium: Akron Attendance: 36,847 Referee: Adonai Gonzalez |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | América (C) | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 33 | |
3 | Toluca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 32 | |
4 | Monterrey | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 32 | |
5 | UANL | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 31 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D |
13 January, 2024 1 | Cruz Azul | v | Pachuca | Mexico City |
5:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
19 January, 2024 2 | Juarez | v | Cruz Azul | Ciudad |
7:10 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Juarez |
27 January, 2024 3 | Cruz Azul | v | Mazatlán | Mexico City |
3:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
30 January, 2024 4 | Cruz Azul | v | Tijuana | Mexico City |
5:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
2 February, 2024 5 | Querétaro | v | Cruz Azul | Querétaro City |
5:00 p.m. | Stadium: Corregidora |
10 February, 2024 6 | Cruz Azul | v | Atlético San Luis | Mexico City |
5:05 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
17 February, 2024 7 | Cruz Azul | v | Tigres | Mexico City |
7:05 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
21 February, 2024 8 | León | v | Cruz Azul | León |
7:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio León |
24 February, 2024 9 | America | v | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
7:10 p.m. | Stadium: Azteca |
2 March, 2024 10 | Cruz Azul | v | Guadalajara | Mexico City |
5:05 p.m. | Stadium: Azteca |
16 March, 2024 12 | Cruz Azul | v | Necaxa | Mexico City |
4:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
30 March, 2024 13 | Pumas | v | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
8:05 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Universitario |
6 April, 2024 14 | Cruz Azul | v | Monterrey | Mexico City |
8:05 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
12 April, 2024 15 | Puebla | v | Cruz Azul | Puebla |
8:00 p.m. | Stadium: Cuauhtémoc |
21 April, 2024 16 | Cruz Azul | v | Atlas | Mexico City |
5:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
27 April, 2024 17 | Toluca | v | Cruz Azul | Toluca |
6:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Díez |
9 May, 2024 First Leg | Pumas | 0-2 | Cruz Azul | Mexico City |
6:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 40,418 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre |
16 May, 2024 First Leg | Monterrey | 0–1 | Cruz Azul | Guadalupe |
8:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: BBVA Attendance: 51,708 Referee: Daniel Quintero Huitrón |
19 May, 2024 Second Leg | Cruz Azul | v | Monterrey | Mexico City |
5:00 p.m. | Stadium: Estadio Azul |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIA | CAZ | ATL | |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | — | — | — |
21 July 2023 1 | Cruz Azul ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Attendance: 20,512 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras) |
29 July 2023 3 | Cruz Azul ![]() | 1–1 (5–4 p) | ![]() | Atlanta, United States |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Attendance: 41,108 Referee: Oliver Vergara (Panama) | ||
Penalties | ||||
3 August 2023 | Charlotte ![]() | 0−0 (4−3 p) | ![]() | Frisco, Texas, United States |
19:30 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Ismael Cornejo Meléndez (El Salvador) | |
Penalties | ||||
Note: Match played at neutral site due to scheduling conflicts at Charlotte FC's home stadium Bank of America Stadium and a lack of approved venues in the Charlotte metropolitan area. |
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Apertura 2023 | Clausura 2024 | Leagues Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Sebastián Jurado | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Andrés Gudiño | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Salcedo | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Willer Ditta | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | DF | ![]() |
Juan Escobar | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
31 | DF | ![]() |
Luis Iturbide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Rafael Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
191 | DF | ![]() |
Raymundo Rubio[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
205 | DF | ![]() |
Josué Díaz[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
229 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Zubiri[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
5 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Castaño | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Érik Lira | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jesús Dueñas | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Alexis Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Ignacio Rivero | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Alonso Escoboza | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Rodrigo Huescas | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Carlos Rodríguez | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Cristian Jiménez | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Uriel Antuna | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Ángel Sepúlveda | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Moisés Vieira | 10 | 2 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
28 | FW | ![]() |
Diber Cambindo | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Carlos Rotondi | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Christian Tabó | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Augusto Lotti | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Source: Competitions
Includes all competitive matches.
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Liga Apertura | Liga Clausura | Leagues Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | FW | 28 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FW | 10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | MF | 15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FW | 29 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.
Clean sheets | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Games Played | Goals Against | Apertura 2023 | Clausura 2023 | Leagues Cup | Total | |
30 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
25 | ![]() | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apertura 2023 | Clausura 2024 | Leagues Cup | Total | ||||||||
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3 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Salcedo | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Willer Ditta | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Kevin Castaño | ||||||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Erik Lira | ||||||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Uriel Antuna | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jesús Dueñas | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Moisés | ||||||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Christian Tabó | ||||||||||||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Alexis Gutiérrez | ||||||||||||
15 | MF | ![]() |
Ignacio Rivero | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Alonso Escoboza | ||||||||||||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Rodrigo Huescas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Carlos Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
21 | FW | ![]() |
Augusto Lotti | ||||||||||||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Juan Escobar | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Sebastián Jurado | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Vargas | ||||||||||||
28 | FW | ![]() |
Diber Cambindo | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
29 | FW | ![]() |
Carlos Rotondi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
Andrés Gudiño | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
31 | DF | ![]() |
Luis Iturbide | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
32 | DF | ![]() |
Cristian Jiménez | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
33 | DF | ![]() |
Rafael Guerrero | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Totals | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Liga MX
Ordered by ,
and
= Number of bookings;
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Type | Status | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
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26 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Vargas | Right ACL tear | ![]() |
[33] | vs Tigres UANL | 4 February 2023 | TBD |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Rodrigo Huescas | Right MCL sprain | ![]() |
[9] | vs Inter Miami | 21 July 2023 | 20 August 2023 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Alonso Escoboza | Rib injury | ![]() |
[34] | in training | 12 August 2023 | TBD |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Carlos Salcedo | Adductor magnus muscle injury | ![]() |
vs Monterrey | 27 August 2023 | 2 September 2023 |
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