The Monterrey leader of the Spanish midfielder Sergio Canales will receive the Chivas de Guadalajara this Saturday of coach Fernando Gago in one of the attractions of the thirteenth day of the Clausura of Mexican soccer.
Led by Argentine coach Fernando Ortiz, the Rayados have eight wins, four draws and 28 points. three more than the champion America. They are the only undefeated team of the year, a condition they will defend against a Guadalajara with ups and downs, tenth in the standings.
With Canales and the Argentine Maxi Meza as key figures in the middle of the field and with the forwards Germán Berterame, Argentine, and Brandon Vázquez, American, Monterrey will go out to take advantage of their home status against a rival with a defense with room for improvement.
Matchday 13 will mark the return of the tournament, after the FIFA date that was painful for Mexico, after being defeated by the United States in the final of the Concacaf Nations League (0-2).
This Friday, the Tigres UANL of Uruguayan strategist Robert Dante Siboldi, sixth in the table, will enter the Puebla stadium, the worst team in the championship, with the idea of adding three points to get closer to the zone of direct qualifiers for the quarterfinals of finals.
Shortly after, Brazilian coach Andre Jardine’s America subleader will host San Luis, in 13th place.
If they win, the Águilas de Jardine will reach Monterrey in points, an extra motivation for the azulcremas, with three wins and a draw in their last four appearances.
Also on Saturday, the Pumas UNAM will host Cruz Azul, in a match between two of the most emblematic teams in the league.; the Blues placed in fourth place and their turbo rivals in eleventh.
In the other matches, this Friday Mazatlán will host Tijuana; on Saturday Pachuca to Toluca, and on Sunday Atlas to Querétaro, Necaxa to León and Juárez FC to Santos Laguna.
These will be the matches on date 13 of the MX League
Friday 03.29: Puebla-Tigres, América-San Luis and Mazatlán-Tijuana.
Saturday 30.03: Pachuca-Toluca, Monterrey-Guadalajara and Pumas UNAM-Cruz Azul.
Sunday 31.03: Atlas-Querétaro, Necaxa-León and Juárez FC-Santos Laguna.
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