Club América and Cruz Azul will define the champion of the Liga MX Clausura 2024 tournament next Sunday, May 26 at the Azteca Stadium. The first leg, at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium, ended with a score of 1-1.
The duel in the house of the Celestial Machine was quite even. America had good opportunities to go ahead on the scoreboard, but Kevin Mier was very successful under the three sticks.
Below we tell you which Club América players would be key for the second leg final against Cruz Azul:
Although the Colombian/Mexican striker was substituted in the first leg final, he is expected to start in the second leg against the Machine. Without a doubt, Quiñones was the most active player for the Águilas in the first leg and the most decisive element of both teams. In addition to scoring the goal, he was incisive on the left wing and could have scored a double if it had not been for a great closing by Willer Ditta.
If Quiñones’ game was very good, Henry Martín’s game is pretty close. The Yucatecan striker was very active in the attack and was the one who assisted Quiñones in his goal. He created spaces, was very collaborative and was combative as always.
Despite not being a natural right back, Israel Reyes is convincing in this position. Against Cruz Azul, the former Puebla player once again showed his current high level, he correctly defended his side and when he joined the attack he did so with danger. He could be one of the key elements against Cruz Azul in the second leg.
Although America was able to reach the second leg with the score in its favor, it could also arrive losing. The difference was the goalkeepers: both Mier and Malagón. The goalkeeper of the Mexican National Team is at a high level and will be a factor in the final match of Clausura 2024.
The Chilean midfielder is one of América’s leaders on the field, but in the first leg he was practically not noticed. Valdés has to take more risks and take the ball more in the second leg against his people at Azteca. In the first leg he was in a lot of trouble.
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