The players of America like Israel Reyes and Christian “Chicote” Calderón assured that the difference of 14 points that Cruz Azul leads them in the general leadership with 31 units, is not a guarantee of anything, which is why they demanded that they not be ruled out in order to be able to obtain the three-time championship.
Interviewed by TUDN, The first to throw the dart at the cement workers was Israel Reyesprecisely against whom the Argentine Carlos Rotondi committed the controversial penalty that represented the Águilas title and that will continue to be a topic of controversy in soccer in Mexico and other latitudes for a long time.
“Even if you are in first place in the tournament, It does not guarantee that you can be a champion, You can finish eighth and incredible things happen. We have the experience, we have been champions in very difficult moments,” said the defender, taking into account that the statistics weigh on the leaders of the competition, which is why he has been given the nickname “Curse of the super leader.”
The coldness of the numbers of the general leaders
Maybe Kings has thrown a top at the nail of the celestial ones, but the reality is that from the 1971-72 season until the last Clausura 2024 tournament, only ten teams have been champions when they start the league as leaders of the competition.
Precisely America has achieved it in the seasons, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88, Apertura 2014, Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024. Then comes Cruz Azul in the seasons: 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74, 1978-79 and Clausura 2021, Toluca: Summer 1998 Tournament, Summer 1999, Summer 2000.
As well as the UNAM Pumas in the seasons: 1976-77 and 1990-91, Pachuca: 2006 Clausura Tournament, Monterrey: 1986 Mexico Tournament, Chivas del Guadalajara: 1987 Season, Tecos: 1993-94 Season, Santos: 2012 Clausura Tournament and León: 2020 Apertura Tournament.
As can be seen in the coldness of the numbersWithout a doubt, dominating the tournament from end to end, setting the pace is not synonymous with success, but in this case Cruz Azul would go for its sixth time for a title starting from the overall top.
Under this panorama, Israel Reyes He only explained that the joke is to enter the league and there is another tournament: “For me it is not surreal at all to enter directly into the league, on the contrary, it is something very probable, it still depends on us, that is what we strive for, we owe it to ourselves, to the fans who have a lot of expectations ”.
“Chicote” Calderón assured that they are ready to be three-time champions
The one who showed a hint of nonchalance was Christian “Chicote” Calderón, occupying tenth place in the table and being 14 points away from the overall leadership, considering that in Mexican soccer Most of the time the horse that catches wins.
“We know that it is America, what this shirt represents, That is why they should not rule us out for the three-time championship, I believe that we are a team of respect and that we will reach the finals in the best conditions,” he concluded.
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