In a crazy match, Atlas ended up obtaining a pass to the Liga MX final due to a penalty in discount time that left the miracle of Tigres unfinished.
Those led by “Piojo” Herrera ended up winning the match at home 4-2, but were left out by the final aggregate 5-4. Later, Liga MX confirmed that the felines used an improper lineup due to an excess of foreigners on the pitch (9), which meant a defeat at the table
The Piojo Herrera himself admitted that he made a mistake by lining up improperly after inserting Floren Thauvin for Hugo Ayala, who was injured in the match.
“My mistake, totally lack of concentration, thinking about the goals, Hugo told me that he couldn’t take it anymore because of a pain in his back, I didn’t realize it, my responsibility alone”, explained the Mexican coach.
It is not the first time that this type of sanction has occurred in a Liga MX match. Although on the other occasions it had occurred during the regular dates of the tournament and not in a decisive phase such as the quarterfinals of the league.
The regulations establish that in the event of improper alignment, the offending team will forfeit all goals scored. In this case, Gignac’s three goals and Igor Lichnovsky’s goal will be annulled, leaving the score at 0-5 on aggregate.
That is, the The final result for the offending Club will be 0 (zero), while for the Club that acted legally, the goals scored in the match will be respected”, dictates the regulation in the article 49.
In Liga MX there are five antecedents, while in the extinct Copa MX there were two others. The last one recorded in the Mexican tournament occurred in the Clausura 2021 when América had Federico Viñas on the bench, and although he did not play, he was not registered and the Azulcrema team lost the match 3-0.
In 2017, the Eagles once again had an improper alignment after that they fielded the youthful Gerson Torres, but they only had him registered in the sub-20 team and not in the senior team.
Cruz Azul also has a precedent when it lined up Salvador Carmona, who was sanctioned for doping in Liga MX in 2007.
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