Santiago Solari’s América is the strongest team in Apertura 2021 and this is demonstrated by their statistics and the general classification of the tournament, where they already claimed to finish with the lead, two days from the end of the competition.
As has become customary, America will play the Fiesta Grande of Mexican soccer, where the ultimate goal is to be champion again. The last time the Eagles finished in the first position, it was in the 2014 Apertura, seven years ago.
At that time, the azulcrema team was led by Argentine Antonio Mohamed and they finished in the first position, after adding 31 units, the same as Tigres, but with a better goal difference.
That same tournament they managed to be crowned after defeating the feline team in the final, so now they will seek to repeat history and be champions, after reaching the Liguilla as the best.
The capital team still has two dates to play and will seek to overcome the points made in the last tournament, when it reached 38 units. Now, add 34 and you can have 40, in case they win both duels.
Since his arrival, Solari assured that unlike other coaches, he cares about being a champion, but also the ways in which the result is given.
So far this tournament, América has only lost one match, against Toluca, on Matchday 9.
América, Atlas, Toluca and Tigres are so far the teams that would have their direct pass to the next round without going through the repechage, but there are still several clubs with possibilities of getting into the Fiesta Grande.
The last place in the championship are the Xolos de Tijuana, who with nine units are only eight from site 12 (since they give the last ticket to the repechage); there are still six in dispute. Outside the borders, all teams aspire to the repechage.
It must be remembered that the first four places of the general go directly to the Liguilla, while the remaining eight (from 5 to 12) would enter the playoffs; the rest are eliminated.
Only America is guaranteed a direct pass to Liguilla, while Atlas, Toluca and Tigres have no margin of error if they want to avoid going through the play-off of Mexican soccer.
The azulcremas will compete this week in the final of the Concacaf Champions League, a regional competition that could give the first title of the season to those led by Indiecito and would serve as a motivator for the rest of the local tournament, since despite their qualification to the next round, they need to get to the Liguilla in the best way and not stay in the attempt.
Thursday will be the final of the Concachampions against Monterrey, a squad that arrives with the spirit on the ground, after adding three setbacks directly, while the Águilas do not know defeat.
One of the problems that the Rayados will face is that Rayados fans begin to ask for Javier Aguirre to leave the institution, because despite the fact that he is the most expensive squad in all of Mexican football, the results have not been achieved. dice.
The match will be played to one match and will be in the Sultana del Norte, home of the Rayados de Monterrey.
So far there are still nine teams with the possibility of directly entering the Liguilla, because the ups and downs that clubs experience in Mexican football have caused the competition to close.
On the next date, more classified teams could be known, among them, Atlas, Toluca, Tigres, Monterrey and Cruz Azul; the team that would surprise in the playoffs is Pumas.
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