Leagues Cup roundup: Diego Rossi, Crew earn win over Puebla

Field Level Media
02 Aug 2025, 07:11 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Diego Rossi scored his second tournament goal and assisted another as the Columbus Crew earned a 3-1 victory over visiting Puebla on Friday night to begin Matchday 2 of Leagues Cup Phase One.

Malte Amundsen and Andres Herrera also scored for Columbus (1-0-1, 4 points) in a match where all the goals came before halftime.

The 18-year-old Taha Habroune had two assists for the Crew, who drew with Toluca 2-2 in their first match before losing the ensuing penalty shootout.

Esteban Lozano pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time for Puebla (1-1-0, 3 points), which has allowed multiple goals in three of five matches across all competitions since the 2025 Liga MX Apertura began.

New York City FC 2, Club Leon 0

Alonso Martinez and Agustin Ojeda scored before halftime and New York City completed a dominant victory over Leon in Harrison, N.J.

Matt Freese saved a second-half penalty kick by James Rodriguez and made four total stops to keep a clean sheet and help NYCFC (1-1-0, 3 points) rebound after absorbing a 3-0 loss to Puebla in their opening match.

It was Freese's seventh clean sheet in all competitions and the Pigeons' eighth.

Leon (0-1-1, 1 point) is now scoreless in its last 169 minutes and has scored only three goals in five games since opening Liga MX Apertura play last month. They drew CF Montreal 1-1 in their opener before losing the ensuing penalty shootout.

--Field Level Media

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