He Akron Stadium will be the venue for the first of the three matches that Chivas and America They will have in 8 days what will be a true feast for the fans of these two Mexican soccer clubs.
It is worth remembering that both teams will face each other a week apart in the round-trip games of the Concacaf Champions Cup, the tournament formerly known as the Concachampions. And in the middle of both games, on the weekend, it coincided that the Liga MX It is the National Classic, so they will have three games in a row, with the difference that only the first will be at the Akron Stadium and the remaining two will take place at the Azteca.
Obviously, the first leg of the round of 16 of the Concacaf tournament has aroused a lot of expectations. With Quiñones and Henry Martín on the offensive, América will go out in search of taking advantage at Chivas’ home, but they will have to be cautious because Fernando Gago’s team is injured, after being beaten 3-0 by Cruz Azul in the league tournament and will seek to return to the path of victory against its people.
When, where and how to watch the game?
The duel will be this Wednesday, March 6 at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT and you can follow it in the United States via TUDNwhile In Mexico you can tune in through Fox Sports and in South America on Star+.
The winner of this series will face the best between Alajuelense of Costa Rica and the New England Revolution of the MLS in the quarterfinals.
In the Mexican tournament, América is better placed than Chivas, since it has 21 points and is in fourth position, while El Rebaño Sagrado has 15 and is in ninth place. The Azulcremas have also been better offensively and defensively, having scored three more goals than the Rojiblancos and have conceded seven fewer goals.
The statistics favor the Eagles, but nothing is written and in the series anything can happen.
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