Wednesday, May 8, Akron Stadium field. The Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara received a visit from Red Devils of Toluca for the match corresponding to the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2024 tournament.
Both squads jumped onto the field with the intention of giving the first blow of authority. However, it was not until the eighty-sixth minute when Víctor: ‘Pocho’ Guzmán opened the scoring, putting the final 1-0 in this first leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2024 tournament.
⚽️ GOAL by Víctor Guzmán to put Chivas ahead against Toluca.pic.twitter.com/9TfPiU2wPy
— dataref México (@dataref_mx) May 9, 2024
Those led by Renato Paiva finished the semester as third overall, with thirty-two units, while Argentine Fernando Gago’s boys placed sixth. A supposedly ”cursed” position, since the number six spot has never been champion of Mexico.
Although we know that each match is different and that the statistics are there to be broken, the history of matches sometimes does bring us closer to what could happen in the near future. And what has happened in the direct confrontations between Chivas and Toluca does not leave those of the Sacred Flock happy at all.
And despite the fact that they won the final of the 2006 Apertura tournament, this being the most important match between these two squads, the record favors the Diablos, with five ties won and only three lost.
Will Chivas get closer by achieving its fourth elimination over Toluca? Or will the choriceros make it to the semifinals for the Mexican championship? Fernando Gago and Renato Paiva have a lot at stake next weekend.
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