The opening game will be played this Thursday at the Alfonso Lastras stadium between Atlético de San Luis and Pachuca.
25 days after the coronation of the Atlas Foxes in the Apertura-2021 tournament, Mexican soccer will resume its activity with the start of the Clausura-2022 that will be played between Thursday, January 6 and Sunday, May 29.
The opening match will be played this Thursday at the Alfonso Lastras stadium between Atlético de San Luis and Pachuca, and the regular phase will come to an end on Sunday, May 1.
The four repechage series will take place between Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May.
The league will start with the first leg of the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 11, and the second leg of the final will be played on Sunday, May 29.
Arrival of reinforcements
For the defense of his title, the Atlas of Argentine technical director Diego Cocca has not made any contracts although the closing of external signings will be until Tuesday, February 1.
In contrast, the Cruz Azul of Peruvian coach Juan Reynoso has registered five players to replace the notable exits; Mexicans Alejandro Mayorga (defense), Erik Lira (middle), Carlos Rodríguez (middle) and Uriel Antuna (midfielder) arrived for this tournament, plus Uruguayan Christian Tabó (winger).
Forced to be champion after suffering painful and scandalous eliminations in the previous two league games, the América of Argentine technical director Santiago Solari strengthened its midfield with the additions of the Mexican Jonathan dos Santos and the Chilean Diego Valdés.
Pumas de la UNAM and Chivas del Guadalajara, two of the considered great teams, have disappointed their fans in terms of signings; the cats have not hired anyone and the flock has only added Roberto Alvarado at the wheel.
The Tigres strengthened their already powerful squad with the arrival of left-back Jesús Angulo from champion Atlas and attacking midfielder Sebastián Córdova, a promising player from America.
Fines for colistas
In this Clausura-2022 there will be no relegation, but the three worst teams in the quotient table will have to pay financial penalties.
The club that finishes in 16th place will pay 33 million pesos (1.61 million dollars), the one that finishes in 17th place will pay 47 million pesos (2.29 million dollars) and the one that finishes in 18th place will pay 80 million pesos (3.9 million dollars).
The worst teams in the quotient table for the start of the new tournament are: Necaxa (1.1628), Tijuana (1.0465) and Juárez (1.0349).
In parallel to their participation in the Clausura-2022 tournament, four clubs will play in the Concacaf-2022 Champions League from the round of 16: León, Cruz Azul, Pumas and Santos Laguna. (D)
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