The 2021 Campeones Cup was the third edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football match contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX.[1][2]

2021 Campeones Cup
Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio hosted the match
EventCampeones Cup
DateSeptember 29, 2021
VenueLower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio
Man of the MatchLucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew)
RefereeOshane Nation (Jamaica)
Attendance18,026
2020
2022

The match featured Columbus Crew, winners of the 2020 MLS Cup, and Cruz Azul, winners of the 2021 Campeón de Campeones. The Columbus Crew hosted the match at their home stadium, Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was played on September 29, 2021.[3]

Match

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Details

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Columbus Crew  2–0  Cruz Azul
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Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Columbus Crew
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cruz Azul
GK 24   Evan Bush
DF 31   Steven Moreira   58'
DF 4   Jonathan Mensah (c)
DF 3   Josh Williams
DF 30   Aboubacar Keita
DF 7   Pedro Santos
MF 6   Darlington Nagbe   78'
MF 22   Derrick Etienne   58'
MF 18   Liam Fraser
MF 10   Lucas Zelarayán   78'
FW 27   Miguel Berry   64'
Substitutions:
MF 17   Marlon Hairston   78'
MF 20   Alexandru Mățan
DF 14   Waylon Francis
GK 13   Eric Dick
DF 23   Grant Lillard
DF 26   Saad Abdul-Salaam
MF 16   Isaiah Parente
FW 99   Bradley Wright-Phillips   78'
MF 12   Luis Díaz   64'   66'
DF 25   Harrison Afful   58'
DF 19   Milton Valenzuela   58'
Manager:
  Caleb Porter
GK 1   Jesús Corona (c)   32'
DF 23   Pablo Aguilar   46'   32'
DF 7   Luis Romo
DF 4   Julio César Domínguez   32'
DF 24   Juan Escobar   89'
MF 22   Rafael Baca   46'   45+1'
MF 19   Yoshimar Yotún   68'
MF 15   Ignacio Rivero   81'
MF 31   Orbelín Pineda
MF 28   Guillermo Fernández   77'
FW 17   Brayan Angulo   76'
Substitutions:
DF 16   Adrián Aldrete
FW 29   Santiago Giménez   46'
DF 2   Josué Reyes
MF 20   Alexis Gutiérrez
FW 21   Jonathan Rodríguez   46'
FW 25   Roberto Alvarado   68'
GK 33   Sebastián Jurado
FW 18   Lucas Passerini   76'
DF 12   José Joaquín Martínez
GK 30   Andrés Gudiño
FW 32   Walter Montoya
MF 10   Rómulo Otero   81'
Manager:
  Juan Reynoso

Assistant referees:
Ojay Duhaney
Irrots Appleton
Fourth official:
Reon Radix

Statistics

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Statistic Columbus Crew Cruz Azul
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 5 16
Shots on target 2 5
Saves 5 1
Ball possession 25.5% 74.5%
Corner kicks 1 11
Fouls committed 13 17
Total Passes 197 566
Passing Accuracy 68% 86.8%
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 1 6
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "MLS, Liga MX announce return of Leagues Cup". ESPN.com. March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "MLS announces details for 2021 Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup". SBI. March 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Straus, Brian. "MLS Reveals Leagues Cup Participants, Campeones Cup Date". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ Liga MX [dead link]
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