Cruz Azul was ruthless in moments of transition, with Ignacio Rivero and Lorenzo Faravelli marking both in 30 minutes, capitalizing on midfielders.
Ángel Sepúlveda raised on each side of half-time to finish as the winner of CCC Golden Boot with nine goals, and former Lafc Stronger Mateusz Bogusz sent the Whitecaps to a 4-0 hole just before the interval.
Vancouver has brought several changes to the break, head coach Jesper Sørensen has suffered Emmanuel Sabbi And Mathías Laborda In search of a tactical upheaval.
But the Canadian team was unable to shoot the trend and saw its undefeated race for 15 games (all competitions) end when a trophy, a money price and the FIFA 2029 club World Cup spots and the FIFA 2025 Intercontinental Cup were to be won in the prestigious continental tournament.
