Cruz Azul 1-2 Chicago Fire FC: Final score, stats and lineups
Leagues Cup · League Phase
Cruz Azul
2-0-1
- Nicolás Ibáñez 81'
1-2
FT
Chicago Fire FC
3-0-0
- Puso Dithejane 67', 90'+3'
Key events
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Willer Ditta18'
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31'
Puso Dithejane
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Luka RomeroOff: Gonzalo Piovi44'
- Halftime 45'+4'
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67'
Puso Dithejane
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68'
Maren Haile-SelassieOff: Philip Zinckernagel
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68'
Robin LodOff: Robert Lewandowski
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Nicolás IbáñezOff: Gabriel Fernandez78'
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79'
Mauricio PinedaOff: Sergio Oregel
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Nicolás IbáñezAssist: José Paradela81'
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88'
Mauricio Pineda
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90'+3'
Puso DithejaneAssist: Maren Haile-Selassie
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Mateo LevyOff: Carlos Rodríguez90'+5'
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90'+6'
David PorebaOff: Puso Dithejane
- End Regular Time 90'+8'
Team stats
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5Corner Kicks4
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50.2Possession49.8
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17SHOTS11
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5ON GOAL5
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6Blocked Shots3
Match info
- Competition
- Leagues Cup
- Round
- League Phase
- Kickoff
- Thursday, August 13, 2026, 9:00 PM ET
- Venue
- SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois
- Where to watch
- Apple TV
- Series
- CAZ leads series 1-0
Team stats
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13Fouls16
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1Yellow Cards2
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides2
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5Corner Kicks4
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3Saves4
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50.2Possession49.8
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17SHOTS11
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5ON GOAL5
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0.3On Target %0.5
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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363Accurate Passes363
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427Passes418
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0.9Pass Completion %0.9
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5Accurate Crosses6
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13Crosses14
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0.4Cross %0.4
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46Long Balls35
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30Accurate Long Balls19
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0.7Long Balls %0.5
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6Blocked Shots3
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12Effective Tackles4
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14Tackles6
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0.9Tackle %0.7
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4Interceptions6
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16Effective Clearances26
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16Clearances26
Lineups
Cruz Azul4-1-4-1- 23Kevin MierG
- 16Ángel MárquezRB
- 5Jesús OrozcoLB
- 6Érik LiraDM
- 4Willer DittaCD-R
- 33Gonzalo Piovi↓CD-L
- 20José ParadelaRM
- 8Agustín PalavecinoCM-R
- 21Gabriel Fernandez↓F
- 19Carlos Rodríguez↓CM-L
- 3Omar CamposLM
- 12Alán Montes
- 32Cristian Jiménez
- 18Luka Romero↑
- 1Andrés Gudiño
- 49Josué Díaz
- 55Rogelio González
- 66Jose Suárez
- 30Emmanuel Ochoa
- 214Mateo Levy↑
- 17Amaury García
- 7Nicolás Ibáñez↑
- 10Andres Montaño
Chicago Fire FC4-3-3- 1Chris BradyG
- 24Jonathan DeanRB
- 15Andrew GutmanLB
- 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM
- 16Joel WatermanCD-R
- 3Jack ElliottCD-L
- 35Sergio Oregel↓RM
- 6Anton SaletrosLM
- 9Robert Lewandowski↓F
- 11Philip Zinckernagel↓RF
- 12Puso Dithejane↓LF
- 17Robin Lod↑
- 29David Poreba↑
- 7Maren Haile-Selassie↑
- 22Mauricio Pineda↑
- 5Samual Rogers
- 20Jason Shokalook
- 14Viktor Radojevic
- 44Josh Cohen
- 37Robert Turdean
- 38Christopher Cupps
- 2Leonardo Barroso
- 25Jeff Gal
Leagues Cup Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Austin FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 5 | LAFC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 7 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 9 | FC Dallas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 | San Diego FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Inter Miami CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | New York City FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Last five games
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