The painful defeat of Cruz Azul against Inter Miami not only meant losing the Champions Cup title; it also sparked alarms inside the celestial institution. From the final slash in the Nu Stadium, it was evidenced that the spirit in the plant is at the limit.
The dressing room became tense and the cameras captured heated discussions between team referents, highlighting a strong exchange of claims between Erik Lira and Carlos Rodríguez, who drew the tense moment that lived inside the celestial plant and where the defeat with Inter Miami upset the avisper.
What was worse in the cemetery environment was not just the result, but the team’s posture on the pitch. Cruz Azul was completely overtaken, with an alarming lack of intensity and a semi-silent rhythm that facilitated the task for the “Garzas”.
The Inter Miami was enough to stumble the playing field and squeeze the accelerator in key moments to secure the championship before a rival who showed zero reaction ability to be able to approach at least a goal against the Garzas.
As was expected, the reaction of the celestial fanatic did not wait on social media. The fans’ claims focused on the ease with which the rival walked the area and the apparent tactical submission of the team.
For the fans, facing the Inter Miami resulted “more simple than taking a sweet to a child.”One of the main points pointed out by the tribune was Colombian Willer Ditta. The central defendant was severely criticized for his inability to contain Florida's battles.
But especially and very punctually, for losing the mark of the Brazilian Casemiro, who ended up in pleasure in the heart of the girl area. The defensive performance left a bitter taste of mouth in a square that usually demands maximum concentration.
Eric Lira was crushed after falling before Messi and Inter Miami in the Champions Cup. pic.twitter.com/qx3YxiOeOd
Odyssey in Florida: A logistics that charged invoice
Beyond strictly football, Cruz Azul’s environment began to point to external factors that diminished the team’s physical performance. The planning of the trip to the United States was plagued by logistical inconveniences that ended up passing bill on the pitch.
The calvary began with failures in air transportation: a too small aircraft forced the celestial delegation to delay the journey for more than 24 hours. This bad weather completely altered the schedule of work in Florida, leaving the team without a suitable pitch to train and with extremely adjusted schedules to meet the trade and sports commitments of the cup. Zombies in the field
For many analysts, the trip’s wear may sound like a mere excuse, but the physical reality embodied at the Nu Stadium dictated something else. The heavenly footballers looked like “zombies” on the pitch: tired, slow on the blankets and without the mental clarity needed to hide dangerous games.
Cruz Azul delivered one of his greyest versions to an Inter Miami that, without deploying a spectacular football or proposing too many arguments, met with all the facilities to raise the trophy. Now, the technical body will have the tough task of recovering the legs of its players and, above all, healing the wounds of a closet that was visibly broken.
