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Cruz Azul edge Santos 1-0 and social media celebrates with memes

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • José Paradela scored late as Cruz Azul defeated Santos 1-0 in Jornada 7 of Mexico’s Apertura 2026.
  • The victory moved Cruz Azul into sixth place with 12 points and extended its winning streak against Santos to six matches.
  • Santos remained second-last with one point after seven games, while Cruz Azul prepared to face América in the next round.

Cruz Azul needed a late goal from José Paradela to overcome Santos 1-0 at Estadio Banorte in Jornada 7 of the Apertura 2026.

Paradela’s solitary strike gave Joel Huiqui’s side its second consecutive victory and lifted Cruz Azul to sixth place with 12 points. The result put the team inside the qualification places for the Liguilla, with four wins so far against Atlético San Luis, Puebla, Necaxa and Santos.

The result also extended Cruz Azul’s run against Santos to six straight victories and eight matches without defeat. The team will next face América in another edition of the Clásico Joven.

Santos, meanwhile, remained without a win in its first seven league matches. The Guerreros have lost to Monterrey, Atlas, América, Chivas, Puebla and Cruz Azul, while drawing only with Tigres. Their single point leaves them second-last in the table and in urgent need of a victory.

After the final whistle, social media filled with humorous images. Some Cruz Azul supporters used the memes to celebrate the result, while others used them to criticize the team’s performance.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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