🇲🇽 Cristian Calderón lifts Chivas spirits with crucial win at Cruz Azul | OneFootball

Cristian Calderón’s decisive goal ensured 10-man Chivas began life after Marcelo Michel Leaño with victory at Cruz Azul on Saturday.

Scorers: Calderón 58′

Leaño was sacked after the midweek defeat to Monterrey, with Ricardo Cadena installed as interim manager by the Guadalajara club who are looking to salvage something from a disappointing campaign.

Alexis Vega was central to proceedings when his corner found Calderón unmarked to head home just before the hour mark.

But Vega would see red just over 10 minutes later when he reacted to a robust but fair challenge from Ignacio Rivero by grabbing the neck of the Cruz Azul midfielder.

It was inexplicable behaviour by the Mexico international on a night when his side were in desperate need of the three points.

Luckily for Vega, his team-mates managed to hold on to clinch the win.

The playmaker’s automatic suspension will cause a headache for Cadena, but for now Los Rojiblancos are back in the play-off places, while defeat for La Maquina leaves them in sixth.