Under the command of the technician Juan Reynoso, Cruz Azul improved his best record of consecutive victories After beating FC Juárez 0-1 in agony, the team went down in club history.
Considering this, ESPN It lists the historic teams of the “Car” throughout its existence, to which is added the current one with triumph over the border box:
Golden Age
One of the unforgettable teams was the one under the command of the then strategist Raúl Cárdenas, who had under his command one of the highest standards in the club’s existence, the goalkeeper Miguel Marín.
The goalkeeper arrived at La Maquina in 1971 and remained with the team for a decade, helping the team win titles in Mexican football, some even in the golden age.
Cruz Azul achieved in that stage with Cárdenas a total of five championships that were in the seasons 1968-1969, 1970, 1971-1972, 1972-1973 and 1973-1974, becoming one of the historical teams, in which it highlighted the presence of some elements. such as Octavio Muciño, Fernando Bustos, Javier Guzmán, among others.
During that period, the team also won the CONCACAF Cup, the Champions Championship and the Champions League trophies, becoming one of the most remembered teams.
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Former coach Ignacio Trelles was responsible for the continuity of Cruz Azul’s trophy harvest and became a historic player within the club precisely because of his work.
Trelles took over the reins of the team in 1976, led the team to the double championship in the 1978-1979 and 1979-1980 seasons and became an emblem of the team he led until 1983.
He also won the Almería tournament in Spain in 1979, the Burgos tournament in 1980 and the President’s Cup in 1981, which helped the team go down in history.
Elements such as Guillermo Mendizábal, Gerado Lugo, Ignacio Flores, Eladio Vera, Rodolfo Montoya, José Luis Ceballos, Horacio López Salgado, Rafael Toribio, among others, were part of the team that, due to their performance on the field, remained in memory.
1997 champion
Under the command of strategist Luis Fernando Tena, the 1997 team was among the most remembered in the team’s existence for the quality of its players and because it was the last to give the institution a league title.
Led by striker Carlos Hermosillo, the Celeste team stood out at the time for its performance on the field, which also included elements such as Oscar “Conejo”, Pérez, Francisco Palencia, Benjamín Galindo and Juan Reynoso, the current helmsman of the team, among others.
The car had different achievements under the command of Luis Fernando Tena, due to the fact that they won the CONCACAF tournament on two occasions and on several occasions took the crown of the contest called Pachuca Cuna del Futbol Mexicano.
Undoubtedly, the most memorable achievement is the 1997 Winter Tournament championship, in which Cruz Azul defeated Esmeraldas de León in the final with an aggregate score of 2-1 to obtain the eighth title in its history, which is why it is another historical point. the.
Cruz Azul in the Copa Libertadores
After the departure of Luis Fernando Tena in 2000, José Luis Trejo arrived as a relief, which helped the team get another title from Pachuca Cuna del Futbol Mexicano, but the best came for 2001.
The latter because it was in that year that Cruz Azul played the Copa Libertadores and made history by becoming the first Mexican team to reach the final in that South American tournament.
The car, which had José Saturnino Cardozo as a reinforcement at that fair, was measured in the last instance against Boca Juniors, who in the first match played at the Azteca stadium won 1-0, but in return, played in La Bombonera , Cruz Azul won 1-0 with a goal from Francisco Palencia. The match went to penalties in which the Argentine team won 3-1.
Under Trejo’s command, the capital team played the Teresa Herrera tournament in Spain in 2002 and won the competition in Pachuca again, so it is part of the unforgettable teams.