Club América: three years after the Copa MX title he won against the Juarez Braves

As part of the dispute between America and Juárez for matchday 13 of the Grita México Clausura 2022 tournament, it is three years since the time the Eagles won the Copa MX title. It was the trophy of the 2019 edition that was played precisely against the Braves. The team was led by Miguel Herrera and included footballers such as Agustín Marchesín, Guido Rodríguez, Paul Aguilar, Mateus Uribe and Edson Álvarez.

The championship represented the sixth for the azulcreams showcases. The one-game final took place at the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadium, in Chihuahua, and ended with a score of one goal by zero. The scorer was Argentine defender Emanuel Aguilera, who converted from the eleven steps after scoring a foul in the area on Henry Martin.

In that Cup, America went to Necaxa in the group stage and Pachuca, Chivas, and Tijuana in definitive instances. Winning the trophy allowed the Coapa team to later play the match for the title of Champion of Champions against the UANL Tigers, which he won through the penalty shootout. That is the last Eagles' championship since then.

The anniversary date almost exactly coincides with a new dispute between the two clubs (a day of difference between the current duel and the commemoration). This time for the Liga MX tournament in its regular phase. The reality, however, is far from what they experienced in 2019 when they were proclaimed as the best championship teams.

Today dictates that both are among the worst teams so far, occupying the last places on the leaderboard after more than a dozen commitments made. America ranks fifteenth with 13 units and has already made a change in the technical direction of the team with the departure of Santiago Solari and the addition of Fernando Ortíz.

Meanwhile, the Juarez Braves occupy the bottom of the table. With Ricardo Ferretti as coach, the frontier team has barely managed to win twice this season. Score eight points, with the same number of goals scored, but with 17 allowed against for a balance of minus nine. Despite not being enabled for relegation and promotion, they are also the last place in the ranking by quotients.

The match will take place on Saturday, April 9, on the court of the Estadio Azteca at 9:00 p.m., central Mexico time. The most recent precedent is a favorable outcome for the Eagles on date five of the Grita Mexico Apertura 2021. Both squads met in Ciudad Juarez and the score was two goals by one for the visitors with scores by Roger Martinez and Alvaro Fidalgo. For the defeated, Martin Galvan discounted.

The coach who took the place of Santiago Solari and who was named as interim in what was announced who would be the starter, Fernando Ortiz, is playing against the Braves fifth match leading the first team. Apparently the board will allow him to finish the tournament after showing signs of improved performance. In four league games, he has one defeat, one draw and two wins.

“It has our full support. The truth is, yes. It came and gave us a lot of confidence. Personally I feel very good, I'm playing, I have rhythm. We are doing very well,” said Richard Sanchez, an Americanist midfielder, in relation.

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