Cruz Azul have one foot in the semifinals after getting a 2-0 victory over Pumas in the first leg of their Quarterfinal series. Pumas chose the worse time of the season to suffer their first home loss in 2024, when they lost control of the match with a low level of play of their goalkeeper as well as a lack of ideas after going down by 2 goals. Pumas will now have to get an away victory by three goals as Cruz Azul seems poised to get to the Semifinals.
The match featured the return of Leonardo Suarez to the starting 11 while Adrian Aldrete took the place of suspended Nathan.