The Derby of the Americas, which brings together the continental champions of South America and North America, will take place this Wednesday, at 2 p.m., in the city of Al-Rayyan, Qatar, for the World Cup debut. The Mexican team travels this Sunday. The club chartered a flight, costing approximately 5.3 million reais, to leave Monterrey and make stopovers in Toronto, Canada, and Paris, France, to minimize attrition.
Cruz Azul was late on the scoreboard. Tigres midfielder Juan Brunetta scored the first goal of the match in the 27th minute of the first half. With an own goal from Purata, in stoppage time, Cruz Azul equalized the duel. The team could have equalized before, but Gabriel Fernández, in the 27th minute of the second half, missed a penalty by stopping on goalkeeper Guzmán. He scored the goal in the first match.
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