The workload that some players have had this year has been superhuman. Between the numerous league commitments, friendly matches, international cups and World Cup qualifiers, various Liga MX players average a large number of matches. After the October FIFA Date, some managers have decided not to count on the players who participated with their national teams during the last two weeks so as not to expose them to injury.
However, Javier Aguirre, Monterrey’s technical director, will use some of his players called up in the match on matchday 13 of the Grita México 2021 tournament against León. The Monterrey team is currently in fourth position in the general table, which would give them a direct pass to the league without the need for a playoff.
The Rayados have several important games in the following weeks, since in addition to La Fiera, they will face Querétaro and Necaxa in the League and America in the final of the Concachampions. Monterrey, before focusing on the final of the Concacaf tournament against the Eagles, will seek to garner as many points as possible to secure its place in the postseason.
For this reason, the ‘Basque’ would bet on putting the best elements at his disposal, regardless of whether or not they played with his national teams on the FIFA Date.
In this sense, Aguirre would start footballers such as Jesús Gallardo, Rogelio Funes Mori, Carlos Rodríguez and César Montes, who had activity with the Mexican National Team recently.
For this duel Rayados will not be able to count on Joel Campbell, who was injured after his participation with the Costa Rican team in the Concadaf qualifiers.