Chivas is playing its last cards to be able to be in the next phase of the 2024 Clausura Tournament, of the Liga MXand although for now he aspires to Play-Inhas minimal possibilities of directly entering the Leaguebut he should have a great finish in his last three games.
Pachuca is the rival to beat next Saturday, April 13 in the Hidalgo Stadiuma club that also seeks to seal its pass to the Fiesta Grande as soon as possible, by being fifth in the table, in addition to that, it had the luxury of reaching the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
There is no doubt that the Tuzos will be complicated for the Flock, but it is now that the Argentine coach Fernando Gago He has to show off his determination, taking advantage of the fact that he now has almost his entire squad after injuries kept several of them away.
Here are the five key Guadalajara footballers for the match:
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Roberto Alvarado
Every weekend the same thing is repeated. If there is one player who must appear in every game, it is El Piojo. The red and white team does not have many players who have the characteristics of the World Cup player, who takes advantage of his speed and control of the ball to create spaces and generate scoring actions. Against Puebla He was in charge of assisting the first goal and later closing the score with a great shot from outside the area.
Javier Hernandez
Since he scored his first goal on his return to Mexico after more than ten years, perhaps that will help him be more motivated to be more decisive. Chicharito He no longer has the speed he used to, well you have to accept, he looks out of rhythm, but just as he did against Puebla, he will have to take advantage of the slightest mistake and the balls that go towards him to do what he always knew how to do. In every club that stopped: score. Of course, it is unknown if it will start as a starter or not.
Erick Gutierrez
In recent games, El Guti has raised his level, because after so much criticism of his performance he has apparently begun to understand that much more is expected of him on the field. He has been in charge of being a good center between the offense and the defense, without making mistakes in his passes and almost always appears inside the area to try to finish the plays. Despite it not being his strong suit, he has been heavy in the aerial game, remembering that he scored a goal with a header against La Franja. In the midfield he will have to stop the two heavyweights of the Tuzos, Eric Sanchez and Oussama Idrissi.
Raul Rangel
Pachuca It is the most powerful offense of the semester and it is no wonder, since among its ranks is the current scorer of the tournament, the Venezuelan Salomon Rondonbut there are also other elements that they know very well how to define, such as Erick Sanchezthe Dutch Oussama Idrissi and Alan Bautista. The goalkeeper must be a factor in not giving up scores, organize his defense well and show his worth to be decisive in important situations, above all, echo with his teammates to avoid falling into confidence, since Puebla He was nowhere near taking advantage of it in the final stretch of last day.
Jose Castillo
Only the defender had his second opportunity as a starter against Puebla, which is strange, since he arrived as one of the few reinforcements for
the semester. The one born in Mexico City appeared as a left back instead of Mateo Chavez and Leo Sepulveda, doing a good job, despite being used to being enabled by the right. When facing his former club, it is expected that he will want to stand out to demonstrate why the Flock noticed him. Likewise, he must be in constant communication with his teammates in the lower part, Chiquete Orozco and Gilberto Sepulvedaas well as Alan Mozowho made a distraction against La Franja in the final 3-2.
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