Guadalajara got back to winning ways in Liga MX just at the right moment, as the victory over their fierce rivals in the Clásico Tapatío helped the team to regain its confidence as the regular phase of the Apertura 2023 draws to a close and keep them in direct qualification places.
The victory against the Red and Blacks was thanks to tremendous teamwork, but today we will focus on the man who scored the double: Ricardo Marín.
In the Clasico Tapatio
- 90 minutes played
- 2 goals scored
- 30 interventions with the ball
- 1 key pass
- 5 aerial duels won
- 3 shots on goal (66% efficiency against Atlas)
- 4 goals so far in AP23.
The data needs to be contextualized, as Marín is performing not only in his finishing skills, but also in his work with and without the ball outside the box. He has even been used starting from the right flank, where his multiple associative skills are being taken advantage of so that the team has an attacker who starts from the flank.
Ricardo is going through his best tournament as a goal scorer in the maximum circuit and this tells us how important the confidence that Veljko Paunovic has placed in him since his arrival to the team has been for him. With his performances, commitment and effort, the red-and-white striker is strengthening his position and has gradually won the hearts of the Chiva Nation, which is beginning to take an important liking to the man with the 4,000th goal.
Marín's data:
- It is the first brace of his career in Liga MX.
- He was the second player who attempted the most dribbles with 4. In addition, he was also the second player with the most aerial duels with 10.
- He is the only player on the team who has participated in every game and has not received a card.
