By Wilson Florez
May 23, 2024, 2:56 PM EDT
Mexican soccer has reached its decisive stage. Two teams are still standing with the objective of lifting the Clausura 2024 trophy. Club América and Cruz Azul They will meet in the final of the Liga MX. In terms of football, the duel can be even, but financially the azulcremas win by a landslide.
The Aztec football final will have two teams with very different playing styles. Each club has taken advantage of its weapons during the tournament and, from a strategic level, The duel between André Jardine and Martín Anselmi looks very attractive.
Cruz Azul reached these stages after surpassing the UNAM Pumas and Rayados de Monterrey. The Águilas del América did the same against the Club Pachuca and Chivas de Guadalajara.
In the evaluations of the equipment, from the economic point of view, lThe Águilas del América far surpass Cruz Azul. The value of the azulcrema team almost doubles that of its rival.
According to information from Transfermarkt, The entire staff of La Maquina is valued at about $52 million dollars. The most expensive player in Anselmi’s team is the Mexican Carlos Rodríguez with a value of $6.5 million dollars.
For their part, the Águilas del América were very close to doubling that figure. The azulcrema set is valued at $96.5 million dollars. The highest rated footballer in America is Julián Quiñones, forward worth $10.8 million dollars.
Did you know what 📚?
Julián Quiñones has been Liga MX champion in 2021, 2022, 2023 and now he is in a Final again, with @ClubAmerica; It’s been almost 50 years since anyone has been a champion for 4 years in a row 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wvypMIO6kJ
— Liga BBVA MX (@LigaBBVAMX) May 20, 2024
Despite this inequality, it is not the first time that Cruz Azul faces a rival of such magnitude from a financial point of view. La Maquina has just eliminated Rayados de Monterrey, a club whose roster exceeds $100 million dollars.
This Thursday, May 23, the first leg of the Clausura 2024 final will take place. When the referee whistles the start of the game at the Estacio Ciudad de los Deportes, The financial data becomes a cold number in the face of the heat of competitiveness in the MX League.
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