America, two-time champion; will get his crown 15

The Azteca stadium is a spot the place three lightning strikes towards the identical crew. All with the identical devastating pressure. Once more on the night time of Might 26, like within the 2013 closing, wet and with the identical consequence as 5 years later, América made Cruz Azul’s pores and skin creak (1-0) to enter the group of the two-time champions of the Liga Mx and ensure that he’s essentially the most profitable with 15 stars on the protect, as massive and proud as a continent.

If soccer is a terrain for magical ideas, this closing was with out exception. Some customs turned cabalas, within the calculation carried out even by those that don’t contemplate themselves superstitious.

The shirt from the final championship, the great luck scarf, the identical route earlier than getting into the stadium. They have been fulfilled by each followers and gamers. However the majority, till the final second, tried to not discuss them, as a result of cabalas will not be informed, not less than till all the pieces is over.

If the titles of 2013 and 2018 had their very own story made right into a music (Aquivaldo began it / the goalkeeper tied it / and Layún topped us with a penalty), final night time might be remembered for the emotional bond of the American crew with the favored phantasm.

#VideosLaJornada After the triumph of @ClubAmerica on the Azteca stadium on Sunday night time, his followers – together with a newly married couple – got here to have fun on the Angel of Independence in Mexico Metropolis. pic.twitter.com/kMPFqImdRY

— La Jornada (@lajornadaonline) Might 27, 2024

It was the dream realized by a crowd in that legendary place known as Azteca stadium. Because the tradition of a traditional is made up of profound variations, defending the model in a closing could lead on anybody to glory, though this sport does very poorly with recognition occasions.

For gamers of Machine, dominating the champion was the way in which to signify his followers. A lot of them nonetheless are, however they carry the stigma of at all times being the one who fails on the final minute. After a primary half with the very best scoring alternatives, three of the very best components of the crew led by Argentine Martín Anselmi –Uriel Antuna, Ángel Sepúlveda and Ignacio Rivero– verified that nothing counts with out objectives. With a few saves nearly on the road, goalkeeper Luis Ángel Malagón turned a wall in entrance of them.

Many coaches like hazard, however not on a regular basis. Some, just like the Brazilian André Jardine, desperately search certainty to guide one thing calmer. He nearly at all times discovered it within the self-discipline, the repetition of actions, the tactical drawings and the aggressive behaviors of his components. The rationale has been identified for a very long time: We would like the two-time championship, he stated at a press convention on Wednesday. And his crew takes it too critically. If any proof was wanted, Alejandro Zendejas was in control of erasing it.

An error in regards to the Rotunda

A late sweep by the Argentine Rodolfo Rotondi on the American midfielder, in a play of pure mischief on the wing, broke the order that Machine he imposed for greater than 70 minutes. Referee Marco Antonio Ortiz didn’t hesitate to whistle the foul and later confirmed it by going to the VAR, the place the replay confirmed the contact intimately. Then, all of the silence that Azteca maintained within the first half led to the most important celebration of the 12 months for the Águilas. From the penalty spot, Henry Martín fulfilled the ritual of his greatest nights: he took the ball, placed on his captain’s badge and made it 1-0 with out speeding.

Águilas captain Henry Martín lifted the Liga Mx trophy for the second consecutive time. Picture Victor Camacho

Soccer gamers play dozens of video games a 12 months. Some final 90 minutes, others a lifetime. These in a closing belong to that final group. As they’re encounters which are unimaginable to neglect, it’s handy for every protagonist to depart all the pieces for the trigger. There are such a lot of individuals concerned within the pleasure and unhappiness {that a} easy duel causes, that every one among them have to be performed as in the event that they have been the final, simply as goalkeeper Luis Malagón additionally made a save within the second half with a save nearly on the hour mark. For a number of moments within the match, Cruz Azul constructed a path that stirred the insides of its rivals, nevertheless it couldn’t maintain it, particularly for the reason that champion consecrates or annihilates. Expertise is your nice ally. The deafening screams of Let’s go, let’s go Améééricaamongst hundreds of t-shirts with the legend So that you just hate me extra and the fifteenth of their League championships, consecrated a season during which the Águilas have been absolute leaders and kings of one other closing.

If the Brazilian Jorge Vieira was the one Brazilian coach to win two lengthy tournaments on the head of the American bench, André Jardine yesterday turned the primary to realize a two-time championship within the shortest format. Pure historical past of a brand new legend.

AMLO suggested to benefit from the sport

Earlier than the match, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador briefly addressed the Liga Mx closing on his social networks. He beneficial followers maintain their nerves and benefit from the sport. It’s important to get pleasure from: do not get nervous from Cruz Azul or América. It’s important to chill out, it’ll be good and soccer goes to win.wrote.