Alexis Vega was present at the Akron stadium during Chivas' victory against Cruz Azul

Alexis Vega continues to be ignored by the technical director of Chivas de Guadalajara, Veljko Paunovic. However, The Mexican forward was present at the Akron stadium during Saturday’s match that the Rebaño Sagrado won against Cruz Azul (1-0) for matchday 16 of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the Liga MX.

Vega was, along with Cristian “Chicote” Calderón and youth player Raúl Martínez, removed from the team and sanctioned due to a case of indiscipline that occurred in Toluca. more than a month ago, but in the case of the forward he is the only one who still remains without having received any pardon for the punishment imposed by the team.

Both “Chicote” Calderón and Martínez have once again been part of the Guadalajara team’s squad and were even present in the starting eleven that coach Veljko Paunovic used to the match against Cruz Azul that they ended up winning thanks to a goal from Yael Padilla in the seventh minute of added time.

Despite still not being taken into account, this Saturday Alexis Vega returned to be with his teammates for the first time. The forward visited the Akron stadium field before the match and was even able to sit on the bench during the pre-match warm-up, which he ended up witnessing from the Chivas box in the stadium.

In the presence of Alexis Vega at the Akron stadium The fans of the Sacred Flock tried to obtain a souvenir from the forward, who did not respond to any of the requests for autographs or photos they asked for. while leaving the field through the tunnel that leads to the locker rooms in the facility located in the city of Zapopan.

Despite the striker’s absence, Chivas de Guadalajara have managed not to miss him on the field. And including Saturday’s victory against Cruz Azul, The Sacred Flock remains in fourth position in the Apertura 2023 tournament of the MX League with your direct ticket to the Liguilla already secured with one day left until the end of the regular season.

Since the sanctioning of Alexis Vega, Cristian “Chicote” Calderón and Raúl Martínez by Chivas de Guadalajara at the beginning of October after having allowed people outside the club to join the team’s concentration, The Mexican striker has missed the last five games that the Rebaño Sagrado has played.

In that period, the team led by Serbian coach Veljko Paunovic faced Atlas (4-1 victory), Puebla (2-0 victory), Tigres UANL (4-0 defeat), Querétaro (2-1 victory) and more recently Cruz Azul (1-0 victory), to establish itself in this final stretch of the regular season.

With the good results accompanying Chivas, there is still no indication of when Alexis Vega could return to a call-up, but His presence this Saturday in the stadium is a good indication that at some point in the Liguilla he could be back.

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