What do Chivas need to advance to the final after the result of the first leg vs América?

Thursday, May 15, Akron Stadium field. The Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara They received a visit from Eagles of Americafor the match corresponding to the first leg of the semifinals for the Clausura 2024 tournament.

The first leg match was emotionless. Both teams took the field with some caution, knowing that there were still ninety minutes left, and that a scandalous defeat could mark the end of their aspirations in this tournament. The final result was 0-0, please America. Well, the tie on aggregate gives them a pass to the final due to their position in the general table.

The second leg will take place next Saturday, May 18, at 8:00 p.m. Stage? The Azteca stadium field. Property that a little over a month ago witnessed a sterile victory by the Sacred Flock, because although they won the match 3-2, in an extremely complicated field, who advanced to the next round (quarterfinals, COCACAF Champions CUP ), were those of Coapa, by a scandalous aggregate score of 5-2.

The Rojiblancos fans fully trust the Argentine strategist Fernando Gago, who in his first tournament at the head of the Rebaño Sagrado would be very close to reaching the final for the Mexican championship, just as his predecessor Veljko Paunović did at the time.

Of course now the goal doesn’t stop there. The fans know that they have enough squad to aspire to the thirteenth star, and, why not?, dream that this will be the beginning of a new golden era for the Sacred Flock, similar to what they experienced under the command of the also Argentine Matías Almeyda.

To achieve this, however, they must first eliminate their staunch rival in the semifinals, and to do so they need to win no matter what next Saturday on the Azteca stadium field, since a tie would give the Azulcremas a pass, due to their position in the general table.