PACHUCA DE SOTO, Mexico (Interstat) — Cruz Azul defeated Pachuca 2-1 on Wednesday at Estadio Hidalgo, getting an early goal from Gabriel Fernandez and another score from Andres Montano. Fernandez struck in the 13th minute, and Francisco Venegas equalized for Pachuca in the 20th. Montano, who played 20 minutes, scored for Cruz Azul. Venegas, who played 85 minutes, also received a yellow card. Alan Mozo recorded an assist for Cruz Azul, while Rodolfo Pizarro had an assist and a yellow card for Pachuca. The match included several bookings, with Eduardo Bauermann, C. Rodriguez, O. Idrissi, P. Budib, A. Garcia and L. Romero also cautioned. Cruz Azul improved to 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the competition, and its all-competitions record is also 2-0-1. Pachuca fell to 2 wins, 7 losses and 4 draws in the competition, matching its all-competitions record. The visitors secured the result despite Pachuca’s home setting.