For its part, Cruz Azul reached the Quarterfinal stage directly, after winning second place in the competition by adding 33 points, the result of 10 wins, three draws and four losses.
Pumas vs. Cruz Azul:
Cruz Azul maintains a certain hegemony over Pumas, especially when they face each other on the Ciudad Universitaria field, where they have a wide advantage of 17 wins, with nine losses and eight draws.
However, the last time they met in Liguilla, in the 2020 Apertura Semifinals, Pumas, in a historic comeback, left out Cruz Azul after falling 4-0 in the first leg and returning the same score in the second leg. at home for a 4-4 final and advance for the best position in the table.
In their last match, played at the Auriazules’ home, in this same Clausura 2024, they ended with a goalless draw that many did not like.