Mexico City- América, Pumas, Chivas and Cruz Azul, the so-called greats, will kill each other.
The injuries are guaranteed because the penultimate day of Clausura 2023 faces them, when they still have a lot at stake. It is as if a cruel scriptwriter wrote this denouement.
Pumas can suffer lethal injuries if they don’t beat América today at the Azteca Stadium, because it would depend on the results of other teams.
Despite the fact that the Eagles have a greater margin of error, they seek to tie up the sub-leadership and avoid complications at the end of the tournament.
Chivas, who receives Cruz Azul at Akron, finished matchday 15 in fourth place, the last one with direct access to the Liguilla, but only two points above the playoff zone.
La Máquina also lives between heaven and hell, with that eighth position guaranteeing locality in the Repechage, although the problem is that Atlas came close to one point, while Santos is two down and still hasn’t played on this Date.
América finished Date 15 in the second position, with 30 points; Chivas, in the fourth, with 28; Cruz Azul in the eighth, with 21, while Pumas in the 12th and last zone of the Repechage Phase, with 17 units.
How would America hurt Pumas?
They already scored 4 goals in a single Quarterfinal game, 6 in a Semifinal, mockingly celebrated with the Goya and gave them great comebacks. Now, the Americanists can eliminate the Pumas.
Seventeen points are so few that that figure is within the reach of five of the teams that started this day outside the qualifying zone.
A tie isn’t a big deal either. Pumas closes at the house of the leader Monterrey.
It would be an ad hoc outcome for the feline tournament, marked by the scandals of Dani Alves and Arturo “Palermo” Ortiz, by the constant expulsions and the dismissal of Rafael Puente del Río, attacked by a sector of the auriazul fans.
Two years ago, América left Pumas without the possibility of a repechage, after beating them on the last day of the Clausura, 1-0 with a goal from Henry Martín.
How would Pumas hurt America?
América is sub-leader with 30 points, but Chivas and Toluca could take away that privilege by being only two points behind.
Guadalajara and Los Diablos await the slightest stumbling block azulcrema, to assault said position.
Monterrey secured the lead yesterday, which guarantees it will play at home throughout its participation in the Liguilla. There are plenty of cases where the leader is eliminated prematurely and the second place gets the place of honor.
The Águilas will not leave the Liguilla zone even with a defeat, but they would compromise their peace of mind ahead of their visit to Juárez on the last day.
If they win, the Pumas would generate more pressure in the Nido de Coapa, where the theme of the last few hours has been that the continuity of coach Fernando Ortiz is subject to winning the title.
How would Chivas hurt Cruz Azul?
Cruz Azul, in several days penultimate in the standings, cost blood, sweat and tears to climb with its 21 units to eighth place, that of the locality in the Repechage.
A defeat in their visit to the Akron Stadium would complicate the existence of La Máquina, which plays at 7:05 p.m. When your game starts, you will already know if San Luis (18 points) reached it provisionally, in case of victory against Pachuca.
In addition, yesterday Atlas defeated Necaxa and reached 20 units, only one below Cruz Azul.
This is how complex the panorama is for Ricardo Ferretti’s men.
If Santos beats Querétaro tomorrow at home, they will add 22 points. The cement growers could use a draw against Chivas, since their goal difference is better than that of the Guerreros.
The Repechage is played in a single match, at the home of the teams that finish between fifth and eighth place.
How would Cruz Azul hurt Chivas?
Chivas has been eliminated in the Repechage in three of the five tournaments in which this instance has been played.
This precedent is so crude that it forces Guadalajara not to bet everything on a game that is defined in penalties, in the event of a tie at the end of regular time.
So Cruz Azul can play with that circumstance on his visit to Akron.
Guadalajara is fourth, with 28 units, but there are three teams that can still take the position from it.
On the contrary, only the goal difference has it below the third, Toluca, and is two points behind the sub-leader America.
Chivas close the tournament at home against Mazatlán, so they have the ideal opportunity not only to enter the Liguilla directly (among the first four), but even in a better position.
