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Huiqui Guides Cruz Azul to 10th Liga MX Crown

5/25/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Interim coach Joel Huiqui guided Cruz Azul to a 2-1 win over Pumas UNAM in the 2026 final, clinching the 10th Liga MX title.
Rodolfo Rotondi scored the stoppage-time winner after Ruben Duarte’s own goal tied the match in the 53rd minute.
The win, Cruz Azul’s first since the 2021 Clausura, positions Huiqui for a possible full-time contract.

History

Historical Context

After Luis Fernando Tena guided Cruz Azul to its eighth league crown in Invierno 1997—ending a 17-year drought with a golden-goal win over León—the club endured a series of near-misses that birthed the “cruzazulear” label. In 2026 interim coach Joel Huiqui broke the pattern again, securing the team’s tenth Liga MX title with a 2-1 win over Pumas UNAM.

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Story summary

Interim coach Joel Huiqui guided Cruz Azul to a 2-1 win over Pumas UNAM in the 2026 final, clinching the 10th Liga MX title.
Rodolfo Rotondi scored the stoppage-time winner after Ruben Duarte’s own goal tied the match in the 53rd minute.
The win, Cruz Azul’s first since the 2021 Clausura, positions Huiqui for a possible full-time contract.

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