Pedro Caixinha has brought success to Cruz Azul in Mexico.
On Sunday, they secured the 2019 Supercopa MX by defeating Necaxa in California [Viva LigaMX].
Cruz qualified for the fixture by virtue of winning the 2018 Apertura MX title. Traditionally, they would have faced the 2019 Clausura MX winners. However, as Club America were competing in the Campeon de Campeones, they instead faced reigning Supercopa champions, Necaxa.
It was a commanding display on the day from Caixinha’s men who emerged 4-0 victors. After Milton Caraglio opened the scoring on 20 minutes, they added to their lead either side of half-time before Juan Escobar put further gloss on the performance with a fourth in the 86th minute.
There was a further Rangers connection in the fixture, too.
Caixinha triumphed over a player he signed for the Gers back in 2017 – Eduardo Hererra. There’s some mystery surrounding the striker whose loan deal in Mexico
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The victory represents another step in the right direction for Caixinha who is rebuilding his reputation after a disastrous stint in Glasgow. Despite spending considerable sums in the transfer market, he failed both domestically and in Europe whilst at Rangers.
Yet, the Gers’ shortest ever serving manager is proving he is capable of delivering success elsewhere.
