The 14th day of the Grita México Clausura 2022 will bring together two teams whose rivalry has grown in recent years. Cruz Azul will receive the visit of the Chivas of the Guadalajara Sports Club in a strange context for both institutions. Both the celestial defeat against Cruz Azul at the Concachampions, and the recent departure of Marcelo Michel Leaño from the technical management of the Herd, force both teams to win the next match.
Cruz Azul's passage in the current contest has been irregular. In addition to the painful elimination of the Concacaf Champions League at the hands of Andrés Lillini, their harvest of points in their most recent matches has been far from the performance they showed when they lifted the champions trophy two semesters ago. In that sense, a victory with Chivas could transform the mood.
One of the factors in favor of those led by Juan Reynoso is the location of the Azteca Stadium. In one of the most important matches on their calendar, the fans will be able to gather at the Colossus of Saint Ursula to cheer on their team. Thanks to the authorization for the full capacity of the sports venue, the celestes can count on a relevant incentive from the grandstand.
Place: Estadio Azteca, Coyoacan, Mexico.
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022.
Hora: 21:00.
Television: the encounter between celestes and rojiblancos will be broadcast live through the TUDN signal, both on the pay signal and on open television.
Internet and Application: Likewise, TUDN will enable the meeting signal completely live through its application and official website, although it is only an option available to subscribers.
Radio: listeners will be able to follow the actions of the meeting through W Deportes microphones on the 730 amplitude modulated (am), as well as on the 96.9 frequency modulated (fm).
In the middle of a week both teams suffered events that shook their sports project. While the cruzazulinos failed in the quest to win an international title, the Chivas of the Guadalajara Sports Club confirmed the departure of Marcelo Michel Leaño from technical management after falling to the Rayados led by Victor Manuel Vucetich.
The event was severely criticized because of the time it took the directive led by Ricardo Peláez Linares to make the situation official. Although one sector of the fans considered that Leaño's departure may be favorable to the team's performance, others extended a series of protests calling for the resignation of the sports president and even demanded the resignation of Amaury Vergara in decision-making related to Chivas.
One day after visiting the Azteca Stadium, the Chivas arrived in Mexico City without the classic company of their fans at the CDMX International Airport. However, hours later, the situation became tense when a group of fans who went to the concentration hotel to serenade their players tried to attack part of the squad of the chiverio.
With these situations as watershed, both Reynoso and Chivas interim coach Ricardo Cadena are in need of collecting the three points in the capital. If those from La Noria succeed, they could return to the qualifying positions directly to the league, while if the units travel to Guadalajara, the rojiblancos will receive an oxygen tank to fight for the repechage.
KEEP READING: