The Tuzos del Pachuca, led by the Uruguayan coach Guillermo Almada and the Ecuadorian player Romario Ibarra, hope to finish the task on Sunday and eliminate the Rayados del Monterrey to be in the final of the Apertura 2022 tournament of Mexican soccer.
Pachuca beat Monterrey 5-2 at home last Thursday in the first leg of the semifinal, an advantage that seems sufficient for this Sunday, in the return duel at the headquarters of the Rayadosconclude the series in their favor and qualify for the second consecutive championship to a final.
In the first leg, Almada’s team displayed their best football in the second half, in which Argentine Nicolás Ibáñez, top scorer in the Apertura regular season, scored two goals that sealed the match.
‘I was a champion in Ecuador, I don’t have to come to Mexico to be qualified. I need time,’ says Renato Paiva after the elimination of León in the Aztec tournament
Almada, who is looking for his first title as a strategist in Mexico, will bet on continuing with his approach in which the offensive game stands out, led by the Mexicans Luis Chávez and Víctor Guzmán.
Los Rayados, led by coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich, with the most expensive squad in Mexicothey will have to change the conservative style of play that has made their coach a multi-champion to turn the series around.
“Not even Ángel Mena was saved in León,” says the Mexican press about the bad campaign of the Ecuadorian
Vucetich has stood out in his career for the defensive order and not risking too much so as not to be surprised in a counterattack.
Against Pachuca this Sunday in their stadium they will have to start from the first second to besiege the goal of Argentine goalkeeper Oscar Ustari.
“Guillermo Almada gave me the confidence and I paid him back with work,” highlights Romario Ibarra after extending his contract with Pachuca until 2025
Monterrey has the attackers to achieve it and among them are the Argentines Maximiliano Meza and Germán Berterame, as well as the Mexican international Rogelio Funes Mori and the Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre.
To be in the final, it is enough for the Rayados to tie the total score after the two games of the semifinal, since they were second in the regular phase of the Apertura; Pachuca was fourth.
The other semifinal, between the Águilas del América and Toluca, is defined this Saturday at the Azteca Stadium. Toluca won the first match 2-1. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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