Although complaints about the abuse of the calendar are not new in Mexican soccer, the problems have worsened with the Play-in round, in which Pachuca, seventh best classified in the regular phase and semifinalist in the Concachampions, will face less than 48 hours each of their commitments.
The Tuzos will host América this Tuesday at the Hidalgo stadium in the second leg semifinal of the Concacaf Champions Cup (1-1 overall) and, two days later, they will face Pumas in their reclassification series. If they do not beat the cats, they will return to the fray on Sunday against the winner of Necaxa-Querétaro to seek their place in the league. Four games in one week, including Saturday’s draw (1-1) against Mazatlán, which left them out of the direct pass.
“The capacity for surprise surpasses us,” says the coach of the Hidalgo club, Guillermo Almada. “We are going to make everyone laugh in Mexico and in international football. If we want to grow the League, situations like this are unfortunate. We are putting the health of the footballers at risk. If a misfortune happens, who is going to take charge? The thing is that those in long pants were never on a field. “This is the reality and we have to face it.”
Given the little margin for recovery, the Pachuca board asked the already qualified clubs and the League authorities to postpone the Play-in date to protect the health of their players. Almost everyone supported his request, including Pumas who had more hours of rest; The refusal, according to Almada, came from somewhere else.
“It wasn’t Pumas… find out who was the one who put the stone in the way,” he claims, pointing to the higher-ups. “I expected common sense.”
The Liga Mx made the schedules of the reclassification phase official. Necaxa and Querétaro will face each other on Thursday at 7 p.m., to then give way to the visit of the UNAM to Hidalgo territory (9:15 p.m.).
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– 2024-05-08 08:04:27
