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SOCCER: MORELIA DEFEATS CRUZ AZUL.


Byline: SCOTT FRENCH Staff Writer

Morelia needed all of 20 seconds to score against Cruz Azul when the teams met in a Mexican Primera Division Primera División (Spanish for First Division) can refer to:
  • Primera División Argentina, the Argentinian top football division.
  • Primera División de Costa Rica, the Costa Rican top football division.
 clash Saturday, and by the 19th minute each had hit the net three times.

Another such display was improbable Tuesday night, when they clashed again, in a ``friendly'' at the Coliseum Coliseum: see Colosseum. , but sure enough, the Monarcas were ahead just 65 seconds after the opening whistle. Rafael Marquez Lugo netted that one and two more, and Morelia eased to a 3-0 victory, disappointing most in a sparse but spirited crowd of about 5,000.

Cruz Azul played most of the match a man short, just like Saturday.

Gabriel Pereyra was red-carded in the 14th minute after a late challenge on Paulo Cesar Paulo César may refer to:
  • Paulo César Lima (aka Paulo César Caju): Brazilian footballer (World Cup 1970-4)
  • Paulo César Carpegiani: Brazilian footballer (1970s) / manager (1980s-90s)
  • Paulo César Arruda Parente: Brazilian fullback (2000s: PSG et al)
 Chavez (coach Isaac Mizrahi Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer. Biography
Mizrahi was born in Brooklyn, New York of Egyptian Jewish heritage.[1] He is the cousin of rock guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, former player in the New York Dolls.
 would follow in the 61st), and Morelia -- the favorite of Southern California's many Mexicans from Michoacan -- dictated play the rest of the way.

Two other Mexican teams had more important games Tuesday. In Copa Sudamericana openers, Toluca, the reigning Apertura champion, beat Ecuador's El Nacional This article is about the Venezuelan publishing company and newspaper. For other uses, see El Nacional (disambiguation).
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper.
 1-0 on Carlos Esquivel's goal; and Pachuca, winner of the spring Torneo Clausura, fell 2-1 at Colombia's Deportivo Tolima.

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Title Annotation:Sports
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Sep 27, 2006
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