The Eagles of America They fulfilled the objective of achieving the two-time championship of the Liga MX after beating Blue Cross in it Aztec stadiumthanks to a penalty from the captain Henry Martinwith which, they joined the select group of two-time champions in short tournaments such as Cougars, Lion and Atlas.
Throughout Clausura 2024, there were players who stood out in the Brazilian’s approach André Jardine. And although sometimes they had to depend on individuals, the great teamwork is what took them so far to be able to add another league and at the same time, the Champion of Champions.
The truth is that it is difficult to choose only five key players when there were many who raised their hands to build this story.
And now, it is time to review the five key players of the champion in C2024:
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Luis Malagon
In his first tournament as a starter with Coapa, the goalkeeper won the league title and now, he has added one more. In the regular phase he had outstanding performances and although at the start of the Liguilla he began to have some doubts or failures, he corrected his path right in the grand final, since this Sunday he was a factor in preventing Cruz Azul from going ahead, having at least four clear interventions before Uriel Antuna, Angel Sepúlveda and Rodrigo Huescas. With this, it is more than clear that the Michoacan will be the starting goalkeeper of the Mexican team in the America Cup.
Israel Kings
The former Puebla thing is to be applauded. When he arrived at América he struggled to adapt, then he was relegated to the bench, but with André Jardine As a helmsman he once again exploited his talent. Despite being central, the strategist decided to adapt him as a right-back, after the drop in level of Emilio Lara and the irregularity of Kevin Alvarez. The defender quickly settled into said position and did not let go, counting on a great up and down. Added to this, in the League shined much more because he scored Chivas in the semi-final and got the penalty with which Blue Cross He fell again to his staunch rival. Reason why he returned to the radar of the Mexican team.
Henry Martin
Something is true. When La Bomba is not in América’s approach it is seriously noticeable, since there is usually a lack of goal and there is not much understanding in the offensive. The captain did not achieve the scoring leadership this time, but he did achieve another title in his history. And although there was a lot of talk about whether he renewed or not, in the end he did and it was clear that the board did the right thing, since he is a pillar up front. He not only has great heading, but also pulls the marks, he usually evades the marks with his intelligence and strong corpulence, without forgetting that he assists the rest. It is true that he did not appear much in the round-trip final, but he had the guts to take the penalty that extinguished the heavenly illusions.
Julian Quiñones
The naturalized Mexican Colombian has a lot to brag about, as he won his fourth league title in less than four years after winning the two-time championship with Atlas and now with America. For now everything is aimed at this being the winger’s last commitment to the Eagles because he would go to Saudi Arabia as he had a good offer that might not be repeated twice. It is true that the coffee grower lost his ownership at some point due to his lower level, but when he joined he became a great stimulus and a nightmare for rivals. Precisely the former red-and-black man avoided the catastrophe of elimination before Pachuca in the quarterfinals, he also created danger in the first leg final by having two clear goalscoring goals. His overflow, speed and sacrifice might not be found so easily in another footballer.
Jonathan Dos Santos
Without as many reflectors as others in the midfield, like the Spanish Alvaro Fidalgo and the Chilean Diego Valdes, the youngest of the Dos Santos did an excellent job in containment, being in charge of giving his team an outlet along with the European. The Aztec World Cup player played 14 of the 17 matches in the regular phase, while in the League It was feared that he would miss decisive duels due to injury. In the end, since the previous semester, Jona became a key and immovable piece for André Jardinejustifying his weight in the midfield, sometimes shutting down rivals who had skilled and thinking elements in the offensive.
Honorable mention for those named Alvaro Fidalgo, Diego Valdesthe Uruguayan defender Sebastian Caceres and the Chilean defender Igor Lichnovsky.
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