By Manuel Acevedo
Dec 10, 2023, 16:34 PM EST
He Club of America had a performance in front of the Atlético de San Luis which none of the fans expected. The Azteca Stadium (Mexico City) was filled with thunderous boos after the 0-2 score that took away the undefeated title of 19 games won.
After the bitter result of semi-final of the Apertura 2023the player Miguel Layun He sent a message to the fans of the Eagles of America for what happened in Colossus of Saint Ursula.
“Several tournaments ago the club did not reach a final. You have to understand the demands of wearing this shirt. “I totally agree, but we must not forget the most important thing, Thursday and Sunday,” said the full-back. America.
Layún assured that the entire staff of the Eagles of America They are focused on being the champions of the 2023 Apertura Tournament and they only think about the games on Thursday and Sunday. Today the team they will face will be defined among the UANL Tigers and the UNAM Pumas.
“On Sunday the 17th we have the opportunity to be champions. That is the only thing that should be on the minds of all Americanists. Starting Monday, all Americanists must think about how we can contribute something so that on Sunday we are celebrating a title,” added the Mexican soccer player.
The defender asked the fans that on the Sunday of the tournament final they make the Aztec stadium be hell for the rival team, something that he pointed out that “not everyone can endure it.”
🚨 Miguel Layún sends a message to the fans and responds to the boos at the Azteca Stadium 🚨
🗣️ “Sunday has to be hell for whatever rival it is” pic.twitter.com/WnIXxjFvRJ
— Universal Deportes (@UnivDeportes) December 10, 2023
“There is not much to explain to people. I am here so that they know that we are with them, that we understand them, for us it is important that they know, that we listen to them and value them and that We ask you that on Sunday this field has to be hell for any rival, With the result we get, this field has to vibrate. Imagine what it is like for any rival playing and vibrating with 90 thousand people. “It’s not for everyone to stand there,” he said. Layun.
América fell to San Luis, but qualified for the final
The Eagles of America They achieved their desired classification to the final of the 2023 Apertura Tournament of the MX Leaguethis despite falling 2-0 against Atlético de San Luis. With this defeat, the America club lost its streak of 19 consecutive games without losing at home.
It should be noted that the last time those led by André Jardine they lost was to him FC Juarez with a score of 2-1 on Matchday 1 of the Opening 2023.
The Eagles were surpassed by the San Luis by giving him a football dance in his own housethis occurred after the America won 5-0 in the first leg.
The first half of the second leg in the Aztec stadium had a demonstration by the coach Gustavo Silva that he could manage the undefeated club as he pleased. The Brazilian Rodrigo Dourado reached the area in the seventh minute and it was the first chance of vulnerability for the Eagles.
Luis Malagón, goalkeeper of the local team, managed to save at least two clear shots on goal: in the 10th minute a shot from Dieter Villalpando and another in the 45th minute of the Uruguayan Juan Manuel Sanabria.
Despite attempts to protect the arch, Angel Zaldivar managed to break America on two occasions: the first goal in the 48th minute and the second in the 87th minute.
In the final, the Jardine Eagles will seek their fourteenth title against the best among the UANL Tigers of the Uruguayan coach Robert Siboldidefending champions, and the UNAM Pumas of the Argentine strategist Antonio Mohamed.
The first leg of the final Apertura Tournament 2023 It will be held on December 14, while the second leg will be on December 17. When the rival that will face Club América is confirmed, the times and places to play the closing of the match will be defined. Liga MX for this year.
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