We are about to reach the final stretch of the first half and Atlas is looking to react, but Cruz Azul continues to defend well and quickly recovers the ball to go forward for more goals; good pace of the game.
Goal for Cruz Azul! A fantastic goal by Paradela, who beats Camilo Vargas with a free kick, scoring the second goal and increasing the lead for the Sky Blues, who have been superior in this match and are now showing it on the scoreboard.
We’ve reached the first 30 minutes and the score remains with Cruz Azul ahead by one goal. The pace of the game slows down and remains slow, with both teams no longer reaching the penalty areas with intensity.
Cruz Azul has stopped attacking and is surprised by Atlas, who look dangerous sending long passes forward. There’s a lot of danger in the Cruz Azul area, but they can’t generate enough danger to score their first goal. The game is very intense.
Atlas has the ball and passes it all over the field with the aim of tying the score but the sky blues defend very well in this part of the game, the ball is played more in the midfield, good pace of the game.
Cruz Azul looks motivated after the first goal and with many passes they are making it difficult for Atlas to play out from the back, who have not been able to generate enough danger in this match, little danger from Atlas who are trying to react on the scoreboard.
Goal for Cruz Azul! The first goal comes with a great cross shot from Fernández, who gets the ball and the sky blues are now ahead on the scoreboard. Good finish from the striker of the machine, the scoring is opened.
Atlas is looking to send long passes that will catch Cruz Azul’s defense by surprise. It’s an end-to-end game, but still with a slow pace, as the teams gradually settle into the game in the first time.
Camilo Vargas is down with a knee injury and is already being attended to; a difficult start due to the poor condition of the playing field, the Sky Blues have started better in this first half, great start.
Cruz Azul has the ball and goes forward to press and try to create danger from the first minutes, they pass the ball all over the field and Atlas presses in these first minutes of the game, it doesn’t improve when entering the stadium.
The first half between Cruz Azul and Atlas has begun, this second matchday is underway with a clash between two great teams. The attendance at the stadium hasn’t improved and it looks unlikely it will. The opening whistle has already blown.
Everything is ready for the start of the match; the players are ready and waiting for the signal to enter the field with the Liga MX anthem playing, and then the initial whistle will blow to start the game.
The players have finished warming up and are returning to their locker rooms to receive final instructions from their coaches before returning to the field for the start of the first 45 minutes in this highly anticipated match; we are close to the start.
It is expected that for this match the sky blues will have Palavecino from the start, a very dangerous player who will seek to make the difference in this match, a meeting between two teams that need to add points to climb in the standings, a great confrontation awaits us.
The players are now starting to take to the field and begin preparations for this match, where we will learn the starting lineups for this midweek game at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, with 3 important points at stake.
There’s a good turnout at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, despite the inconvenient time, fans are starting to arrive for this highly anticipated match, with many more Cruz Azul fans in the vicinity of this great stadium, creating a great atmosphere beforehand.
The Cruz Azul and Atlas players are already at the stadium and are preparing in their locker rooms so that in a few minutes they can go out onto the field for the start of the warm-up and the initial lineups for the first half will be announced.
Little by little, fans are starting to arrive at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium for this match of the second round in Liga MX, with many more fans of the sky blue team present. The players are minutes away from arriving at the stadium to enter their locker rooms.
You can find all the pre-match coverage for this game on VAVEL! In a few moments, we will share the starting lineups for Cruz Azul vs. Atlas, in real time, for this match on matchday 2 of Liga MX, as well as data, statistics, photos, and all the latest information coming out of the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in the city of Puebla. Don’t miss a single detail of this match with VAVEL’s minute-by-minute live online coverage.
The central referee who will be in charge of officiating this Liga MX match between Cruz Azul and Atlas will be Mexican Yonatan Peinado Aguirre. The rest of the refereeing team is to be confirmed shortly.
We have reached the third weekend of the month and of the year 2026, and we have the first doubleheader of this 2026 Clausura season, with several teams looking to take advantage of this week to earn six points. On Wednesday, we will have a very exciting match corresponding to matchday 2 of the Liga MX. The Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla will witness this clash between Cruz Azul and Atlas. Both teams want the victory to accumulate as many points as possible at the start of the tournament. Will the home team win, or will the visitors prevail? Or will it all end in a draw? Find out in our coverage on VAVEL.
The Clausura 2026 Liga MX matchday 2 between these teams, Cruz Azul and Atlas will be played at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in the city of Puebla, Mexico. The match is scheduled to start at 18:00 hours (ET).
Hello, VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the match between Cruz Azul and Atlas, corresponding to matchday 2 of the Liga MX. Follow all our coverage on VAVEL and don’t miss a single detail of this match.
