Cruz Azul beat FC Juárez 5–0 at Estadio Banorte on Saturday, October 17, in round 12 of the 2026 Liga MX Apertura. Andrés Montaño, Carlos Rodríguez, Omar Campos, Agustín Palavecino and Rogelio González each scored once. The win took Cruz Azul to 20 points and fifth place at the time of TUDN’s match report.
The result gave a clear answer to the home side’s pre-match objective. Cruz Azul’s official preview had listed the team seventh on 17 points, while Juárez arrived bottom on four. The club’s final-score display confirms the 5–0 result; TUDN’s match coverage and ESPN’s event record show how the goals were spread across the game.
Cruz Azul’s five goals
| Minute | Scorer | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrés Montaño | 1–0 |
| 23 | Carlos Rodríguez | 2–0 |
| 45+3 | Omar Campos | 3–0 |
| 55 | Agustín Palavecino | 4–0 |
| 75 | Rogelio González | 5–0 |
ESPN event times. TUDN confirms the five scorers; table position is at the match-report time.
Three goals before the break
Montaño opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Rodríguez added the second in the 23rd, with TUDN describing the goal as the product of a collective move. Campos then made it 3–0 in first-half stoppage time, recorded by ESPN as 45+3. That third goal meant Juárez went into the break three behind rather than still within a two-goal margin.
The accompanying timeline keeps those events in order. TUDN describes Campos getting behind the defenders before finishing as the goalkeeper came out. These were different scoring actions by three players, so the first-half lead cannot be reduced to one forward repeatedly finishing the same kind of chance. The result establishes their contribution without proving that every phase of the match was equally one-sided.
Five scorers, with a first for González
Palavecino made it four in the 55th minute with a shot towards the near post, according to TUDN. González completed the scoring in the 75th with a strike from outside the area. TUDN identifies it as his first Liga MX goal and provides a separate clip of the finish within its coverage.
Five different scorers are the central feature of the win. Cruz Azul had already built a substantial advantage before the two second-half goals, and González’s milestone added a different significance to the last one. The score shows a decisive result on the night; it does not, by itself, establish that the same margin will follow against another opponent.
What 20 points changed
TUDN’s report placed Cruz Azul fifth, level on 20 points with Chivas and Querétaro, while noting that Querétaro had played one match fewer. Juárez remained on four points. Readers can use the linked broadcaster report for the highlights and ESPN’s match record for the individual goal times. A highlights page is not a promise of a full replay or of identical viewing access in the US and UK.
The practical table gain was three points, from the 17 in the official preview to 20 after the win. The five-goal margin and the spread of scorers explain the performance, while Querétaro’s game in hand limits what can be inferred from fifth place. Cruz Azul strengthened its position in this round; the result alone did not settle the final standings.
Final score checked on the club website; goal details from TUDN’s direct coverage and ESPN’s event record.
- Cruz Azul official final-score display ↗
- TUDN match report and highlights ↗
- ESPN final match record ↗
- Cruz Azul official match preview ↗