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Pumas UNAM is set to take on Cruz Azul on Tuesday in a CONCACAF Liga de Campeones match. This is the first leg of the semifinal matchup between these two sides, with the second leg set to be played on April 12.
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These two sides both compete in Mexico’s Liga MX and last met on March 12, with Cruz Azul winning 2-1 behind goals from Luis Abram and Juan Escobar.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Pumas UNAM vs. Cruz Azul |
| Date | April 5, 2022 |
| Times | 10pm ET, 7pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| Fox Sports 1 | fubo TV (try for free) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Pumas roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Talavera, Tapia, Paz |
| Defenders | Moza, Rodriguez, Julio Gonzalez, Freire, Oritz, Bennevendo, Aguayo, Freyfeld |
| Midfielders | Saucedo, Meritao, F. Alvarez, Amaury Garcia, Lopez, Velarde, Battocchio, A. Alvarez, Rivas, Ruvalcaba, Trigos, Caicedo, Jose, Gonzalez, Carreon, Perez, Galindo, M. Garcia, Miguel, Moreno, Samano, Angel Garcia |
Forward | Ignacio Dinenno, Islas, Rogerio, Montejano, Corozo, Diogo, Duran |
Pumas UNAM qualified for this year’s Champions League by virtue of its 2020 Guardianes runner-up performance. The team’s previous best performance in this event was in the 2011-12 competition, when it made it to the semifinals, though the team did win the previous Champions’ Cup three times during the 1980s.
UNAM features the top goalscorer of the tournament in Argentine striker Juan Ignacio Dinenno, who has scored five goals so far during the competition, including a pair of goals in the second leg of the quarterfinals meeting with the New England Revolution.
In the current Liga MX Clausura, Rogerio leads the team in goals with five.
Projected Pumas starting XI: Rodríguez, Freire, Ortíz, Mozo, Alvarez, Meritao, Lopez, de Olivera, Rogerio, Dinenno; Talavera.
| Position | Cruz Azul roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Corona, Jurado, Cabanas |
| Defenders | Mayorga, Dominguez, Abram, Joaquin Martinez, Aldrete, Aguilar, Escobar, Guerrero |
| Midfielders | Lira, Romero, Otero, Rivero, Rodriguez, Baca, Zaleta, Jimenez, J. Martinez, Haro |
| Forwards | Antuna, Mendoza, Tabo, Angulo, Morales, Gimenez, Gutierrez, Huescas |
Cruz Azul qualified as the 2021 Guardianes champion. The team has won the Champions League once before, taking the title in 2014. It was also the runners-up in 2009 and 2010.
Uriel Antuna is tied for fifth in this competition in goals with a pair, which leads Cruz Azul. He scored in each of the quarterfinal matches after not scoring in the first round.
Juan Escobar’s four goals currently lead the club in the Liga MX Clausura campaign.
Predicted Cruz Azul starting XI: Rivero, Aguilar, Abram, Escobar, Antuna, Lira, Baca, Mendoza, Morales, Huescas; Corona.
Last five results
| Pumas results | Cruz Azul results |
|---|---|
| Juarez 3-4 Pumas (Apr 2) | Cruz Azul 1-0 Atlas (Apr 2) |
| Pumas 1-0 Mazatlan (Mar 25) | Pachuca 1-0 Cruz Azul (Mar 19) |
| Pumas 1-3 Necaxa (Mar 19) | Montreal 1-1 Cruz Azul (Mar 16) |
| Pumas 3 (4)-(3) 0 New England (Mar 16) | Cruz Azul 2-1 Pumas (Mar 12) |
| Cruz Azul 2-1 Pumas (Mar 12) | Cruz Azul 1-0 Montreal (Mar 9) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 3/12/2022 | Cruz Azul 2-1 Pumas |
| 11/7/2021 | Pumas 4-3 Cruz Azul |
| 3/7/2021 | Pumas 0-1 Cruz Azul |
12/6/2020 | Pumas 4-0 Cruz Azul |
12/3/2020 | Cruz Azul 4-0 Pumas |