Miguel Angel Rodrigo Mujica
PHOTO: Mexsport
The tournament 82-83 of Liga MX will always be remembered for the immense anger that was aroused in the semifinals back between America and Guadalajara. Mocking Roberto Gómez Junco, the blows of Alfredo Tena and even the flying kicks that rained on the stadium lawn twice World Cup players left one of the most memorable episodes in the history of the country’s greatest rivalry.
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If anyone can be called a beneficiary in the fight, it was the Puebla. The fringe, who eliminated Guadalajara teams in the Liguilla, reached the final as a victim against that Guadalajara, but it was a surprise thanks to the multiple casualties in very specific areas of the Sacred Flock.
The fringe, with the mythical Manuel Lapuente on the bench, he qualified as third in that big party. People like Nelson Sanhueza, Raúl Arias, Ítalo Estupinán and Muricy Ramalho They made that sweet potato squad one that will be remembered forever.
In the quarterfinals, the Puebla team accounted for the Owls of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, with a 4-2 aggregate. In the semifinals, the University of Guadalajara faced him, but with superiority on the field of play, the Angelopolis squad shaved the Black lions with a 4-2 aggregate.
The Flock first he eliminated the Atlantean and then faced the Eagles to arrive with multiple casualties to the meeting.
The first leg, in Jalisco, was a full meeting. The Guadalajara, diminished but with full motivation, he went to the front thanks to Sammy Rivas. The fringe it did not decay and Italo Stupiñán equalized the contest, near the end, the leader of the rear, Demetrio Madero, gave the advantage to the rojiblancos for the return.
Already in the Cuauhtémoc, With a historic crowd, the camoteros did not fail their people. Madero, the one who was a hero in the first leg, became a villain in the return leg. An own goal from the center-back gave the local a global tie and everything would be defined on penalties.
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At the key moment, no sweet potato failed. Ramalho, Arias, Sanhueza, Estupiñán, Ceballos, Orozco and Fernández, They did not miss the nervous Celestino Morales. The Flock responded almost always. Cisneros, Dávalos, Quirarte, Rivas, Pajarito and Guerrero, they scored, but Sergio Lugo, the person in charge of the seventh penalty, missed his shot.
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History was written The fringe, hand in hand with The bridge, he got his first title, before a depleted team from the chiverío.
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