By Edgardo Avelar
Nov 22, 2024, 10:29 PM EST
After weighing the pros and cons of playing in the league for the title at the Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla As a result of the great match they had against Pachuca, at the end of the day the América board decided to stay and play the finals in the Sports City stadium.
América had in the duel on date 16 against the Tuzos an entrance of more than 40 thousand people, which exceeded by 20 thousand fans the highest attendance they had in the entire season in the stadium of the capital of the Republic, which is why it was decided that the American leaders would prefer the home of Puebla as the stage in the league, but in the end they backed down on their plans.
Even América made the procedures before the MX League to use this stage that was a World Cup in 1986, arguing due to force majeure that they had already been authorized, but the reality is that their leaders made the decision to remain in CDMX until they can advance in the final games.
The only reality is that the leadership of the current two-time Mexican soccer champion registered the Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla as the venue for a possible play-in game against Atlas, because a bullfight would take place this Sunday in Plaza México and two events cannot be scheduled in such a short space of time.
But once this phase was resolved with the victory over Xolos de Tijuana and qualify as seventh in the standings, they will face Toluca, the venue chosen to receive the Red Devils will be the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium.
It should be noted that América has not had much luck in its league duels against Toluca, For this reason, it had been seriously considered to schedule the match in a scenario that would make the rival feel a lot of pressure, since the Ciudad de los Deportes field does not seem to generate any fear or pressure in the Scarlets when it comes to jumping onto the field. game.
Now we will see how this decision works for America in the sporting aspect to be able to advance to the semifinals and whether in this phase it will determine whether it continues in the Ciudad de los Deportes stadium or opts for the Cuauhtémoc stadium.
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