Led by technician André Jardine, América, the current Mexican champion, continues to seek new goals. The victory over Puebla in the last round of Liga MX, 2-1 away from home, guaranteed the best campaign in the first phase for the second consecutive tournament and the advantage of deciding the Liguilla at home. Furthermore, he set a new record for points in the same season.
In the Apertura tournament, his first for the club, América reached the mark of 40 points in 17 rounds, which later culminated in the League title. For the Clausura, which from now on enters its knockout phase, Jardine scored 35 points, and set a new record for América: with 75 points in a complete season, adding the Apertura and Clausura Tournaments, the current team surpassed the campaigns of the 22/23 seasons with Fernando Ortiz and 02/03 with Mario Carrillo and Manuel Lapuente, with 72 points.
“We set the objective of being the best team at this stage because it contributes to the decisive games and, even though we had to rotate the squad, the team proved to be very regular. The first objective was achieved, we are confident, but we know that now it is another championship”, highlighted the Brazilian strategist, Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020.
The end of the regular phase of Liga MX also coincides with decisions by Concachampions. While waiting for their opponent for the Liguilla – as the playoffs of the Mexican Championship are called – which will emerge from a repechage, América decides this Tuesday (30), at Pachuca’s home, a place for the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup, which The dream of qualifying for the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 is also worth it. In the first leg, at Azteca, there was a 1-1 draw.
“Obviously we wanted to leave home with some advantage, but everything is open. We have a great opponent ahead of us and a huge challenge, but this group has already shown a lot of proof that we are fully capable of achieving this classification”, stated Jardine, who in the last round of Liga MX selected an alternative team to save his main players for this decision against Pachuca.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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