💙 La Máquina gearing up in full for the Concachampions final
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Cruz Azul needs to lift the Concachampions title and forget the bitter taste they experienced in the semifinals against América in the Liga MX.
More than a week away from the Grand Final in CU, La Máquina continues to fine-tune the details and with the doubt of whether Rotondi will be at 100% for next Sunday. Cruz Azul lives with doubts about who will be their new strategist, but they must have a clear objective: to become champions against Vancouver Whitecaps, will they achieve it?
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