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Final

Leagues Cup · J3

Cruz Azul

1-2

Final

08/13/2026 · 6:00 PM

Chicago Fire FC

Nicolás Ibáñez 81' Willer Ditta 18'

Puso Dithejane 67' Puso Dithejane 90+3' Puso Dithejane 31' Mauricio Pineda 88'

Win chance

27%Chicago Fire FCwhat happened

CAZ 48%Draw 25%CHI 27%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Puso Dithejane

Chicago Fire FC · FW

8.9

Min89'Goals2Passes60%

Best performers

Match ends, Cruz Azul 1, Chicago Fire FC 2.

90'+8'

Second Half ends, Cruz Azul 1, Chicago Fire FC 2.

90'+6'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dawid Poreba replaces Puso Dithejane.

90'+6'

Mateo Levy (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+6'

Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).

90'+5'

SubSubstitution, Cruz Azul. Mateo Levy replaces Carlos Rodríguez.

90'+3'

GoalGoal! Cruz Azul 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.

90'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

88'

YellowMauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

88'

Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick on the right wing.

88'

Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).

86'

Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

86'

ChanceAttempt missed. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Salétros with a cross following a corner.

85'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kevin Mier.

85'

ChanceAttempt saved. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Anton Salétros with a cross.

84'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.

84'

Handball by José Paradela (Cruz Azul).

81'

GoalGoal! Cruz Azul 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Paradela with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.

80'

ChanceAttempt missed. Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.

79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

79'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Sergio Oregel Jr. because of an injury.

78'

Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC).

78'

SubSubstitution, Cruz Azul. Nicolás Ibáñez replaces Gabriel Fernández.

77'

ChanceAttempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez with a cross.

76'

ChanceAttempt saved. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Sergio Oregel Jr..

75'

ChanceAttempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Luka Romero.

75'

Attempt blocked. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.

72'

Attempt blocked. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Romero.

71'

Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane is caught offside.

70'

Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

70'

Foul by Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul).

70'

Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).

70'

Omar Campos (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

69'

ChanceAttempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Érik Lira.

68'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robin Lod replaces Robert Lewandowski.

68'

SubSubstitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Philip Zinckernagel.

67'

GoalGoal! Cruz Azul 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

65'

Handball by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

65'

ChanceAttempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.

64'

Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Foul by Érik Lira (Cruz Azul).

63'

Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Foul by Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul).

63'

Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

63'

José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Handball by Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC).

60'

Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Foul by Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul).

58'

Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Cruz Azul).

58'

Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56'

Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane is caught offside.

55'

ChanceAttempt missed. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Fernández.

55'

Attempt blocked. Luka Romero (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.

53'

ChanceAttempt saved. Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).

49'

Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).

48'

Foul by Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul).

48'

Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Second Half begins Cruz Azul 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Cruz Azul 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.

45'+1'

José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1'

Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

45'

Foul by Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul).

45'

Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

44'

SubSubstitution, Cruz Azul. Luka Romero replaces Gonzalo Piovi because of an injury.

42'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

41'

Delay in match because of an injury Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul).

40'

Attempt blocked. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Palavecino.

40'

Corner to Cruz Azul. Conceded by Robert Lewandowski.

40'

Attempt blocked. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.

39'

Corner to Cruz Azul. Conceded by Joel Waterman.

39'

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

39'

Corner to Cruz Azul. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.

39'

ChanceAttempt missed. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Campos with a cross.

38'

Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).

38'

José Paradela (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

37'

Foul by Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul).

37'

Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

36'

Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).

34'

Foul by Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul).

34'

Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

33'

Offside, Cruz Azul. Omar Campos is caught offside.

32'

Offside, Cruz Azul. Omar Campos is caught offside.

31'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

31'

YellowPuso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

30'

Delay in match because of an injury José Paradela (Cruz Azul).

30'

Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

30'

Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).

28'

Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.

27'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.

27'

Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross.

26'

Corner to Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jesús Orozco.

26'

Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Puso Dithejane.

25'

Foul by Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul).

25'

Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

Offside, Cruz Azul. Omar Campos is caught offside.

19'

ChanceAttempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Salétros with a cross.

18'

YellowWiller Ditta (Cruz Azul) is shown the yellow card.

17'

Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17'

Foul by Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul).

13'

Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).

13'

Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

ChanceAttempt missed. José Paradela (Cruz Azul) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right.

11'

Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).

11'

Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

ChanceAttempt missed. Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

Corner to Cruz Azul. Conceded by Anton Salétros.

ChanceAttempt saved. Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Agustín Palavecino with a cross.

Corner to Cruz Azul. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.

Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).

Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

ChanceAttempt saved. Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kevin Mier (Cruz Azul). Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a headed pass.

Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul).

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
23Kevin Mier	90'	0	0	3	2	0	1	32/35 91%	6.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
33Gonzalo Piovi	44'	0	1	0	4	1	29/30 97%	7.0
4Willer Ditta	90'	3	0	0	4	4	59/62 95%	6.4
16Jeremy Márquez	90'	4	2	1	6	0	39/52 75%	6.3
5Jesús Orozco	90'	2	0	0	1	0	37/49 76%	5.9

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
8Agustín Palavecino	90'	0	4	1	7	7	5	44/53 83%	8.3
20José Paradela	90'	1	1	1	6	5	1	22/25 88%	8.0
19Carlos Rodríguez	89'	0	3	0	0	3	0	28/33 85%	6.8
3Omar Campos	90'	0	1	0	1	3	0	20/25 80%	6.6
6Érik LiraC	90'	0	1	1	2	4	1	31/37 84%	6.6

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Duel	Pass	Score
21Gabriel Fernández	78'	0	3	1	1	4	7/9 78%	6.7
7Nicolás IbáñezS	12'	1	2	1	0	0	2/2 100%	7.4
18Luka RomeroS	46'	0	4	0	2	6	13/15 87%	6.6
214Mateo LevyS	1'	0	0	0	0	1	0/0	6.0

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Chris Brady	90'	0	0	4	1	0	0	25/31 81%	7.2

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
24Jonathan Dean	90'	6	1	1	3	0	31/36 86%	7.0
16Joel Waterman	90'	2	0	0	2	1	72/81 89%	6.8
15Andrew Gutman	90'	8	1	1	2	0	29/33 88%	6.7
3Jack ElliottC	90'	2	1	0	2	0	62/65 95%	6.3
22Mauricio PinedaS	11'	0	0	0	0	0	7/8 88%	5.4

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
35Sergio Oregel Jr.	79'	0	1	2	2	0	32/35 91%	7.3
6Anton Salétros	90'	0	3	0	2	0	19/22 86%	6.6
42Djé D'Avilla	90'	0	0	3	3	1	41/44 93%	6.6
7Maren Haile-SelassieS	22'	1	1	2	1	0	4/7 57%	7.6
29Dawid PorebaS	1'	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	6.0
17Robin LodS	22'	0	0	0	1	0	6/6 100%	5.8

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
12Puso Dithejane	89'	2	3	3	1	3	5	9/15 60%	8.9
9Robert Lewandowski	68'	0	1	0	1	0	2	11/14 79%	6.3
11Philip Zinckernagel	68'	0	2	0	2	1	3	15/21 71%	5.8

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

CAZCHI

23 Mier

5 Orozco 16 Márquez 4 Ditta 3 Campos 20 Paradela 6 Lira 8 Palavecino

1 Brady 16 Waterman 15 Gutman 24 Dean 3 Elliott 6 Salétros 42 D'Avilla

Cruz Azul

Joel HuiquiHead coach

Kevin Mier23 · POR

Gonzalo Piovi33 · DEF44'

Jesús Orozco5 · DEF

Jeremy Márquez16 · DEF

Willer Ditta4 · DEF

Omar Campos3 · MED

José Paradela20 · MED

Érik Lira6 · MED

Agustín Palavecino8 · MED

Carlos Rodríguez19 · MED90+5'

Gabriel Fernández21 · DEL78'

Substitutes

Luka Romero18 · SUB44'

Nicolás Ibáñez7 · SUB78'

Mateo Levy214 · SUB90+5'

José Suárez66 · SUB

Andrés Montaño10 · SUB

Josué Díaz49 · SUB

Cristian Jiménez32 · SUB

Rogelio González55 · SUB

Alán Montes12 · SUB

Emmanuel Ochoa30 · SUB

Amaury García17 · SUB

Andrés Gudiño1 · SUB

Chicago Fire FC

Gregg BerhalterHead coach

Chris Brady1 · POR

Joel Waterman16 · DEF

Andrew Gutman15 · DEF

Jonathan Dean24 · DEF

Jack Elliott3 · DEF

Anton Salétros6 · MED

Djé D'Avilla42 · MED

Sergio Oregel Jr.35 · MED79'

Philip Zinckernagel11 · DEL68'

Robert Lewandowski9 · DEL68'

Puso Dithejane12 · DEL90+6'

Substitutes

Robin Lod17 · SUB68'

Maren Haile-Selassie7 · SUB68'

Mauricio Pineda22 · SUB79'

Dawid Poreba29 · SUB90+6'

Robert Turdean37 · SUB

Leonardo Barroso2 · SUB

Christopher Cupps38 · SUB

Jeff Gal25 · SUB

Viktor Radojevic14 · SUB

Jason Shokalook20 · SUB

Josh Cohen44 · SUB

Sam Rogers5 · SUB

Win chance

27%Chicago Fire FCwhat happened

CAZ 48%Draw 25%CHI 27%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Puso Dithejane

Chicago Fire FC · FW

8.9

Min89'Goals2Passes60%

Best performers

Stadium

SeatGeek Stadium

Bridgeview, Illinois, United States

Asistencia 18,567Capacidad 20,000

Referee

Pierre-Luc Lauzière

VAR: Lukasz Szpala

Table

#		MP	Pts
1	Chicago Fire FC	3	9
2	Austin FC	3	8
3	Columbus Crew	3	8
4	Real Salt Lake	3	7
5	Los Angeles Football Club	3	7
6	Charlotte FC	3	6
7	Portland Timbers	3	6
8	FC Cincinnati	3	6
9	FC Dallas	3	6
10	San Diego	3	6
11	Orlando City SC	3	5
12	Minnesota United FC	3	4
13	Nashville SC	3	3
14	Inter Miami CF	3	3
15	New York City FC	3	3
16	Seattle Sounders FC	3	3
17	Philadelphia Union	3	3
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	1

#		MP	Pts
1	León	3	9
2	Club América	3	7
3	Toluca	3	6
4	Monterrey	3	6
5	Cruz Azul	3	6
6	Juárez	3	6
7	Tigres	3	6
8	Guadalajara	3	4
9	Pachuca	3	3
10	Santos Laguna	3	3
11	Atlas	3	3
12	Necaxa	3	3
13	Atlante	3	3
14	Atlético San Luis	3	1
15	Querétaro	3	1
16	Pumas UNAM	3	1
17	Club Tijuana	3	0
18	Puebla	3	0