Cristian Borja, with options to beat Calderon for the position

The season is already underway for América, the start in Liga MX was not the best for the team from Coapa, two wins and two losses, however, it is a fact that the team from the capital of the country arrived at said matches with a huge number of casualties. Now, on Friday, the eagles debut in the Leagues Cup and will do so with almost a full squad, so it is expected that Jardine will present at least one surprise in the starting eleven, the Colombian Cristián Borja,

It cannot be hidden that Calderón, who arrived at Coapa at the beginning of the year and was even above expectations, has significantly lowered his level, as shown in the Liga MX, where he does not contribute much in either attack or defense, in addition to the fact that in the friendly against Chelsea he was the worst player on the team. Therefore, everything indicates that Borja, at least in the Leagues, is flying to win the position from ‘Chicote’ because it gives the impression that the Colombian is above the Mexican both physically and technically.

At one time, Borja was known as one of the fastest players on the planet, so the former Sporting Braga player has a much better back-and-forth than the ‘Chicote’, his transitions from defence to attack are much more decisive. In addition, the defender has shown more finesse when acting as an assist man, as the ‘Chicote’ has failed with the last cross while the Colombian has great precision to put the ball inside the area in a competitive manner.

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Jardine has shown himself to be a firm coach in his decision-making and if he maintains this essence, it is clear that sooner rather than later he will send Calderón to the bench to make way for Borja.