Puebla with the opportunity to change the outcome against America

The Cuauhtémoc Stadium does not represent for America club a property that is impossible to beat, in addition to the fact that they have had more time off after finishing as leaders of the tournament in points (38) with an undefeated streak of 12 games at the end of the regular season.

“Three months haven’t passed where we don’t have football rhythm, 10 days have passed, so we always emphasize that. I haven’t set foot on the pitch, I’ve listened to the comments, it’s not in the best condition, but we have adapt, this is how it is, we have adapted to the place where we went to the field or to the framework of what it means to play away from home, I don’t see why we should emphasize something that we are prepared for,” said América coach Fernando Ortiz prior to meeting.

Las Eagles They have been a difficult rival for La Franja, which has fallen by the wayside. Puebla lost in the previous contest (Clausura 2022) in the same quarterfinal phase. Also, on the last day of the regular phase of Apertura 2022 they lost precisely at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium.

The Puebla He finished the current tournament in ninth place, which gave him the right to the playoff, where he defeated Chivas in a penalty shootout. La Franja has been in all the Liguillas since Nicolás Larcamón arrived. The Argentine coach has the thorn of not passing the Semifinal of the last tournament and they are still looking for the 14th title of the club that celebrates its 106th anniversary this week.

”There is always something new to learn, this is my second chance, I try to find and correct mistakes related to sports, I hope I find them and don’t repeat them. We have managed to qualify, but we have not won anything, we are going to face two difficult games”, said “Tano” Ortiz.

According to fivethirtyeight, the two teams that have the highest probability of reaching the quarterfinals and becoming champions are: 31% América and 30% Monterrey.

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