Undoubtedly, everyone is feeling excited about the closing of the Apertura 2022, as we want to see Guadalajara give everything to be in the Playoffs, however, there is still one more very important match ahead, this Saturday Chivas will be playing with home field advantage against Cruz Azul, Matchday 17.
Guadalajara after losing 2-1 in the Clásico Nacional, is in seventh place with 22 points. For this match, Ricardo Cadena will not be able to have Fernando Beltrán, who was sent off against the Águilas.
For their part, Cruz Azul is coming off a 1-2 win over Pumas, placing it in tenth place with 21 points. For the match against El Rebaño, Raúl Gutiérrez will not be able to count on having Juan Escobar due to injury.
Did you know?
- Chivas has only lost 1 of their last 3 matches against Cruz Azul; the rest are divided into 1 win and 1 draw.
- El Rebaño only lost 1 of their last 4 away games against La Máquina, winning 2 and drawing 1.
- The biggest win in this rivalry in the history of short tournaments is in favor of Guadalajara, who defeated the Cementeros 4-1 in CL03.
- Cruz Azul has 3 wins at home.
- Los Tapatíos have lost only 1 of their last 4 away games.
- This will be the first time that Ricardo Cadena and Raúl Gutiérrez will face each other on the bench.
- The historical record of the rivalry is very even, as Chivas has 17 wins as well as Cruz Azul, while they have tied on 24 occasions.
- The refereeing quartet for this match on matchday 17 of the Apertura 2022 will be made up of César Arturo Ramos as center referee, Miguel Ángel Hernández as assistant 1 and Alberto Morín as assistant 2, while Gustavo Padilla will be the fourth official.