Cruz Azul defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps by 5-0 in the final match of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, which was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City. Cruz Azul won their seventh title in tournament history through the efforts of Ignacio Rivero, Lorenzo Faravelli, Mateusz Bogusz, and Ángel Sepúlveda, who scored twice, and qualified to enter the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
That win left Cruz Azul tied for first place in the Concacaf standings with their longtime rival Club América. Both clubs have an equal number of titles in the tournament, which provides yet another aspect to the ongoing rivalry between the two Mexico City powers.
Sepúlveda was the campaign's star. He scored twice in the final and became tournament top scorer on nine goals in total. Head coach Vicente Sánchez claimed his first title as trainer, having won the trophy once as a player in the year 2003.
Trophy sealed at halftime
The match began with Cruz Azul pressing and scoring early after eight minutes from Rotondi's pass and Rivero's distant shot. Faravelli scored the second in the 28th minute after having taken a shot from half-field. Sepúlveda scored the third in the 37th minute off Rotondi's throw-in that started the play. Bogusz scored the fourth, again from distant range, in the first half. Sepúlveda scored the fifth in the 50th minute by heading Rotondi's cross into the goal, which had come to him from Jorge Sánchez.
Whitecaps make history but bear the burden of the finish
Despite the loss, the Vancouver Whitecaps were the first Canadian team to make it to the continental final. The Canadian team played well in the tournament and defeated tough opponents to make it to the final. A second-place finish is the best by any Canadian Major League Soccer team in the tournament's history.
For Whitecaps, the season is one where they are learning. Ending up in the final is proof that their project is falling into place.