By Arnaldo Fernandez
03 Nov 2023, 11:39 PM EDT
The Chivas of Guadalajara They will receive their last home match of the regular round of the 2023 Apertura Tournament of the Liga MX, and they will do it this Saturday when receive in their stadium Blue Cross. A clash of historic teams that will go out to seek victory.
Those led by Veljko Paunovic come from an agonizing 2-1 victory over Querétaro and they want to establish themselves among the six best teams in the championship in order to advance directly to the Liguilla.
While Cruz Azul comes from beating Juárez 2-0 at home and this Saturday they will have to achieve victory at any cost to try to enter among the 10 best teams of this tournament in which they have suffered innumerable ups and downs.
Without a doubt it will be an extremely interesting match between two teams that will go in search of victory, necessary for the aspirations of both.
The realities of Chivas and Cruz Azul
Chivas have been in the middle of controversies, a possible departure of their coach, indiscipline problems and emotional downturns that influence sports, however they have not left the classification positions, and with a victory against Cruz Azul they guarantee a direct pass to the Liguilla. They currently have 24 points and occupy fourth place after seven wins, three draws and five falls.
Cruz Azul has experienced a series of ups and downs and the Machine has not finished being greasedthe arrival of Joaquín Moreno has not been the solution nor has the departure of Tuca Ferretti, who could not even get past them in the Leagues Cup. Nowadays They have a total of 17 points and are in position 14so only victory helps them continue dreaming.
On the part of Veljko Paunovic, these would be the ones chosen to face Cruz Azul:
Miguel Jiménez, Alan Mozo, Gilberto Sepúlveda, Antonio Briseño, Cristian Calderón, Fernando Beltrán, Fernando González, Víctor Guzmán, Roberto Alvarado, Ronaldo Cisneros and Isaac Brizuela.
Cruz Azul would also have chosen its 11 footballers to face Chivas:
Andrés Gudiño, Carlos Salcedo, Juan Escobar, Willer Ditta, Rodrigo Huescas, Carlos Rodríguez, Kevin Castaño, Ignacio Rivero, Uriel Antuna, Carlos Rotondi and Ángel Sepúlveda.
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