Cuauhtémoc’s Word
Who has the advantage in the Mexican playoffs semifinals?
After various entertaining and intense matches, the semifinals matchups of Mexico’s playoffs were set with some surprises, as of the top four teams in the table only America advanced. The “Aguilas” showed their status as favorites by winning the first and second legs against Pumas, where again Christian Benitez was the decisive player. Like I [...]
Who are the favorites in Liguilla?
The Liguilla in the Mexican championship is confirmed with evenly-matched clashes. On paper, the super leader Tigres and America, are the principal favorites to win the title, but teams like Atlas, which has been the surprise of the tournament, and Cruz Azul which has greatly improved its form in recent days, could give them a [...]
The importance of Benítez and the Spanish comeback in Champions
America is the new leader in Clausura 2013 with a 4-2 win over Pachuca, after being behind 2-0 on the scoreboard. This is precisely what I want to emphasize for the “Aguilas,” who in this tournament have shown to be a fighting team that never lowers its arms. The match this past Saturday is a [...]
Chivas’ crisis and my professional future
Today I want to start by talking about America’s biggest rival and its difficult situation. Chivas of Guadalajara is practically eliminated after playing a very irregular tournament. It is very sad that a great team passes through a situation that you could define as a crisis and once again stays out of the finals of [...]
Testing players, Mexico’s objective against Peru
Once again the Mexican national team will play a friendly in U.S. territory. This time the opponent will be a Peruvian national team that is not going through a good moment but that could be a good team for Mexico manager “Chepo” de la Torre to try some variations. Apart from the well-known financial commitment [...]
