Cruz Azul are the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup winners after hammering Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 within the closing on Sunday.
The Mexican facet dominated the sport and had been ruthless in transition, punishing the Whitecaps for any defensive slackness they exhibited.
It was 1-0 after simply eight minutes via Ignacio Rivero, who profited from a sloppy cross in midfield to complete clinically.
Simply 20 minutes later, extra free possession was punished by the Mexican facet, with Lorenzo Favarelli pouncing on some free Whitecaps management, earlier than taking a contact and hammering in off the put up from outdoors the penalty space.
The match itself was kind of over as a contest within the thirty seventh minute when Angel Sepulveda turned residence Carlos Rotondi’s pacey cross from the left-hand facet, however Cruz Azul weren’t finished for the half but.
On the stroke of half-time, Mateusz Bogusz hit an angled shot from the sting of the realm that flew into the facet of the web. But once more, the ball had come to a Cruz Azul participant from a free Whitecaps clearance.
The rout was accomplished 5 minutes into the second half, when main scorer Sepulveda completed off a transition by nodding in from an inviting cross for his ninth objective of the match.
The Whitecaps had been compelled right into a goal-line clearance after goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka was robbed in possession with 20 minutes remaining, however by that time, the injury was finished and the trophy effectively and actually secured for Cruz Azul.
Our 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup run involves an finish.
Thanks to our travelling supporters and everybody again residence who stood with us each step of the way in which – your help means all the pieces.
We’re pleased with how far this group has come. Now, we regroup and switch our focus to MLS… pic.twitter.com/lPlv3Btjmx
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) June 2, 2025
Knowledge Debrief: Azul in Cruz management
Vancouver had been restricted to not pictures on objective in the course of the match, thus registering an xG of zero. Cruz Azul, in the meantime, completed with an xG of 1.47, having had 18 makes an attempt on objective with eight on course.
Cruz Azul (549 to 268) additionally registered greater than double the quantity passes recorded by the Whitecaps, who turned the primary group to path by 4 targets at half-time of any Concacaf Champions Cup match since Actual Estelí towards Columbus Crew in 2021.
Whereas Sepulveda completed because the main marksman – three targets away from the Whitecaps’ Brian White (six) – Rotondi topped the assists chart with three after setting the previous and Rivero.
