The international whistler with FIFA badge Fernando Guerrero will be in charge of refereeing the 70th edition of the capital classic between Pumas vs. America in the history of the short tournaments that will take place this Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m. at the Olympic University Stadium.
The Refereeing Commission decided to use the experience of this whistler known as the “Singer”, who will seek to bring the actions to a successful conclusion, a duel of so much expectation and with so much rivalry starting in the 1984-85 season, when América won the last of the three games that were played to define the champion and whose final match match took place at the La Corregidora stadium in Querétaro.
It will be the sixth match of this rivalry in which Fernando Guerrero will participate, since according to his numbers that appear on the official website of the Referees Commission, the first game he had to direct was between Pumas vs. América was in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2013 tournament group when Pumas fell at home to the American team 0-1 with a goal from Raúl Jiménez.
The second game was in the 2014 Apertura tournament, when the Pumas defeated América 0-1 in the Azteca with a goal from Paraguayan Dante López one minute from the end. The third duel was in the league of that same Apertura 2014 tournament, when in the first leg of the quarterfinals Pumas won 1-0 at CU with a goal from Eduardo Herrera.
The fourth time was in the first leg of the semifinals of the 2015 Apertura tournament when Pumas, as a visitor, beat América 0-3. with goals from Argentine Víctor Sosa, Uruguayan Gerardo Alcoba and Eduardo Herrera. While the fifth duel was a 2-2 draw on date 7 of the Apertura 2018 tournament at the Azteca Stadium, with goals from the Águilas by Oribe Peralta and Henry Martín, while the Chilean Felipe Mora and the Paraguayan Carlos scored for the Pumas Gonzalez.
Finally, the sixth confrontation where the “Singer” Guerrero was present It occurred in the Clausura 2022 tournament with a goalless draw, which is why, this Saturday in the activity of date 16 of the Clausura 2024 championship, both teams will want to get the best out of their repertoire, especially Pumas, which has not had everything with them. in the last tournament.
Tenth appearance in the Clausura 2024 tournament
The ‘so-called Singer’ Guerrero will have his tenth participation as central judge in the Clausura 2024 tournament with the confrontation between Pumas and América, which will take place next Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m., where he will participate with the following refereeing quartet: Christian Espinoza (flag bearer 1), Jorge Sánchez (flag bearer 2) and Diego Montaño (fourth referee), who will try to bring this duel to a successful conclusion.
So far, Guerrero has not participated in any of the Pumas’ games, while he has coached América in the current championship and that was in the 10th, when the Águilas beat Atlas 1-5. And the second time he participated as part of the VAR, when the Coapa team beat Juárez 2-0, deciding a key play in an alleged goal by Colombian Avilés Hurtado in the 56th minute, but in the end the ball did not cross the goal line .
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