LIGA MX
Can Cruz Azul win the Liga MX Clausura 2023 title? Yes, says Antuna
After scoring the winner for Cruz Azul in Saturday’s Clausura 2023 victory over Juárez, Uriel Antuna has backed his side to push for the championship.
Uriel Antuna says Cruz Azul have what it takes to win the Clausura 2023 title, after La Máquina’s recent revival continued on Saturday.
Antuna’s early goal at the Estadio Azteca earned the hosts a 1-0 victory over Juárez, in Ricardo Ferretti’s first game since being appointed as the nine-time Mexican champions’ new head coach.
Cruz Azul extend winning sequence
Having begun the tournament with a five-game winless
, Cruz have now registered three victories on the trot in the Liga MX.
“Whoever comes in [to the squad] and whoever’s here, Cruz Azul will always be a contender for the championship,” Antuna told TUDN post-match.
The midfielder added that the experience brought by Ferretti, 69, will be key.
“He’s a coach with a long track record, he’s won a lot of trophies and he’s really going to help us to keep on improving on the things that we were doing wrong at the start of the tournament,” Antuna said.
The 22-year-old added: “We’re happy with the win. We knew we were in a very difficult situation and I think that these three points will really help us to carry on fighting to make this tournament a successful one.”
Cruz Azul move up Clausura 2023 table
Cruz Azul now sit 10th in the regular-season standings, seven points off the automatic qualification spots for the postseason playoffs.