San Jose, Calif. - Guadalajara kicks off the Rebaño 2023 Tour with a Wednesday night match against the Tuzos of Pachuca at 8 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Central Mexico time) at Pay Pal Park. The team from Guadalajara is facing a huge commitment in front of the red-and-white fans after losing at home last Saturday in El Clasico de Mexico.
Veljko Paunovic will use all his available players for this tour of the North American territory, he has some absences mainly due to the call-up list to the National Team of Gilberto Sepúlveda, Fernando Beltrán and Roberto Alvarado, in addition to the injury-related absence of José Juan Macías. Los Tuzos have also loaned players to El Tri, so Guillermo Almada will not be able to count on having Kevin Álvarez, Luis Chávez, Erick Sánchez and Roberto de la Rosa.
Did you know that…
- This is the second time that the Rebaño will be playing abroad under Veljko Paunovic, the previous one having taken place last December in Spain, where they faced Gefate (1-0) and Athletic Bilbao (0-2).
- In this tour, 3 red and white youth players could play their first minutes with the first team: center back Raúl Martínez, midfielder Yael Padilla and forward Armando González.
- The most recent match that Chivas played in the United States was on September 25, when they faced América in Atlanta.
- Meanwhile, the most recent occasion that Guadalajara played in San José, California was on March 26, 2022, when they tied 1-1 with León, with a goal by Jesús Orozco Chiquete.
- Chivas and Tuzos tied 1-1 on matchday 6 of the Clausura 2023 Tournament, a match held at the Hidalgo Stadium in Pachuca.
- Isaac Brizuela could reappear with the Rebaño after having completed his rehabilitation stage following surgery to decompress a peroneal nerve in his left leg, which has kept him off the field since matchday 2.
