Tigres vs cruz azul 20131/23/2024 Which is why it’s no surprise that Club America find themselves on the list again, this time against the other Mexican city club and another one of the “Big Four” teams of Mexico.Īmerica leads the all-time series with 40 wins in league and playoff matches, while Pumas have won 25 of the matches, and there’s 42 draws between the two. Especially in such a soccer crazy city like Mexico City. When you’re the most hated club in the country as soccer crazy as Mexico, you develop many rivals over time. The Capital Derby, a battle of Mexico City clubs Pumas UNAM and Club America. The all-time record between the two clubs in regular season and Liguilla matches are so tight with 41 wins each and 45 draws between the two clubs. America would complete the comeback in penalties and give them their 11th title, and would leave Cruz Azul continue to wait for their first title since 1998. Yet in the rain soaked Estadio Azteca, America would come storming back in the final five minutes, including a diving header from keeper Moses Munoz, to send the game into extra time. In the second leg, Cruz Azul took a 1-0 lead on the night and a 2-0 lead over the two legs, while also playing with a man advantage. In 2013 they met in the finals of the Clausura finals, and in the first leg Cruz Azul took a 1-0 win at home. Today in modern Mexican soccer, the rivalry is as intense as ever with Cruz Azul as important of a team as Mexico has, and America being America. The derby took another level when Cruz Azul trounced America 4-1 in the final of the 71-72 season while also knocking them out of the Copa Mexico the same year all under one roof. That would come seven years later in 1971 and would begin playing their come matches in El Estadio Azteca, sharing a home with Club America. Even though the first meeting took place in 1964, Cruz Azul still hadn’t moved to Mexico City yet. Club America is one of Mexico’s two biggest clubs and the most hated club in all of Mexico. Roughly translated as the "Young Derby" between two of Mexico’s “Big Four” and two of Mexico City’s big clubs in Club America and Cruz Azul. Here are the top five clásicos and derbies of Mexican soccer. ![]() Some rivalries are a battle for a cities heart, others put a whole country at a standstill, and regardless the reason rivalries are part of what make soccer great. Club America and Chivas De Guadalajara do battle in El Super Clasico Picture: Mexsports
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