00:00Cruz Azul just fired their coach. Four days later they scored four goals,
00:04won a million dollars, and punched their ticket to the Ligue 1. Full update in one minute on
00:09News Plus Globe. You are watching News Plus Globe. Cruz Azul entered Sunday in crisis.
00:15No wins in nine games. Coach Nicolas Larcamón was fired midweek. Interim coach Joel Wicke took
00:22over. Then this happened. Let's go. The first half was scoreless and boring. But after the break,
00:28Cruz Azul woke up. Jose Paradella opened the scoring at minute 52. He played for Necaxa last
00:35season and did not celebrate out of respect. Agustin Pallavecino made it 2-0 at minute 62.
00:43Another former Necaxa player. No celebration. Necaxa got a penalty at minute 70. Ricardo Monreal
00:51converted to make it 2-1. The comeback was on, but then Emilio Lara got a red card just
00:58four minutes after entering the game. He was the last defender and took down a Cruz Azul attacker.
01:04That ended Necaxa's hopes. Luka Romero stepped up for the free kick at minute 77. He curled it into
01:11the top corner. Absolute golazo. Andres Montaño added a fourth in stoppage time. Final score.
01:18Cruz Azul 4. Necaxa 1. That is your Cruz Azul vs. Necaxa update. Cruz Azul finished 3rd.
01:26They face Atlas in the quarterfinals and they won the million dollar prize as the best team of the
01:312025 to 2026 season. Comment below if you think they can win the title. Subscribe to News Plus
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