Cruz Azul beats Santos, ties the record of wins and sniffs the points mark | TUDN Liga MX

Jorge Sanchez He scored a great goal with a volley in the 23rd minute – his first goal with the cement shirt – and Angel Sepúlveda He scored coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute to reach seven goals in the Apertura 2024 and continue fighting for the scoring title.

With the victory at home, Cruz Azul reached 40 points and is only one unit away from breaking the points record in the history of short tournaments, a mark held by the León del Clausura 2019 and La Maquina del Clausura 2021, a tournament in which that the cement producers ended a drought of almost 24 years without being champion of Liga MX.

Anselmi’s team has already tied the record for wins in a short tournament with 13, the same as those achieved by Cruz Azul de Juan Reynosowho shares the brand with Toluca, América and León.

In this way, if Anselmi’s Machine defeats the Atlas In the double day next Wednesday, November 6, he will break the record for points and the record for wins in a short tournament.

In addition, it would tie the record for most wins in a year, which belongs to Cruz Azul de Raul Cardenas with 26 games won in 1972.