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Cruz Azul had a comfortable lead with 30 minutes remaining then barely held on to eliminate Monterrey and advance to its first Liga MX final in six seasons.
It's possible that the two best Concacaf goalies of all time could be plying their trade in Liga Mx next season. At least that's what the latest rumors about Guillermo Ochoa and Keylor Navas suggest.
Rodolfo Rotondi scored in the first half and a stingy Cruz Azul defense made the goal stand up and the Cementeros will take a 1-0 lead over Monterrey into Sunday's second leg of their Liga MX semifinal series.
Columbus Crew reached the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the first time in the club's history on Wednesday after a superb 3-1 away win over Mexican giants Monterrey
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The Columbus Crew were adventurous and brave, coordinated and confident. They were calm in the eye of a CONCACAF storm, at the same steel colossus where Lionel Messi had faltered. They were underdogs at Monterrey, in the second leg of a gripping Champions Cup semifinal. But on Wednesday night, as most of America snoozed, the Crew rose to a challenge that even Messi and Inter Miami couldn't stomach.