The Grand Final of the Clausura 2022 in the Liga BBVA Expansión MX is already defined, where Cimarrones de Sonora will face Atlético de Morelia, a final that at the beginning of the final phase we would never have imagined.
The path of Atletico Morelia
Those led by Ricardo Valiño had a complicated path. They qualified directly for the big party after placing fourth in the general classification with 27 units. In the Quarterfinals, they had an extremely complicated and goal-filled series against Mineros de Zacatecas.
Those led by Omar Moreno did not sell their elimination easily and after a series that ended with a global score of 5-5, the Michoacans ended up advancing for the position in the table. In the semifinals, they faced Atlante, a confrontation that has become very frequent in this Liga de Expansión MX.
After a very close tie, with few goalscoring options and where the Purépechas ended up dominating the Colts defensively, Morelia qualified for the Grand Final asserting their status as locals and defeating the capitals by the slightest difference (1-0). .
After the game against Atlante, the Michoacans showed a better defensive performance, which helped them to qualify for the Grand Final; They managed to keep a clean sheet and annulled the fastest, strongest and most technically gifted players in the Barça team.
The path of Cimarrones de Sonora
The Sonoran team has had a controversial final phase, full of emotions and doubts in its football performance. First, they had to overcome the playoff phase where they were very close to being eliminated against the Tapatío team. Those led by Gabriel Pereyra agonizingly managed to defeat the Jaliscienses in the last minutes.
In the Quarterfinals, they had to face each other against the super leader of the competition (Alebrijes de Oaxaca), a team that exhibited defensively the northern team, gave it a soccer dance at home, ending with a score of 1-3 in the Going match.
However, luck smiled on the Cimarrones and due to an administrative error on the part of the Oaxacan board, Cimarrones de Sonora ended up winning the match administratively by a score of 1-0. In the second leg he came out to defend the advantage, it worked for him and he ended up eliminating the super leader of the competition.
In the semifinals, he showed a totally different face, played a football level far superior to the Quarterfinals and made the Toros de Celaya suffer in the first leg semifinal. This match ended with a victory for the Sonorans by a score of 1-0, showing themselves to be far superior to the rival.
In the second leg, Gabriel Pereyra’s pupils knew how to manage each of the moments of the game, when Celaya’s goal came, the team did not fall, on the contrary, they advanced lines, turned to the front, generated several dangerous opportunities and ended up tying the game in Celaya to win the tie, defeating the cashier club 1-2 on aggregate.
Now both teams come to this match with extremely different approaches and football developments. On the one hand, Cimarrones de Sonora arrives with a highly adequate and purposeful performance in attack.
Meanwhile, Atlético Morelia arrives at this Grand Final after having taught defensive play, closing lines, canceling out creative and fast players, a situation that they did not do against Mineros de Zacatecas, but they did against Atlante.
It should be noted that those led by Ricardo Valiño will play their second final in this Liga de Expansión MX, previously they played the Clausura 2021 Grand Final. On the other hand, Cimarrones de Sonora will play their first Grand Final in this competition.
The schedules of the Grand Final are yet to be defined, but it is practically a fact that the Ida match will take place at the Héroe de Nacozari Stadium and the Vuelta match at the Morelos Stadium. It should be remembered that the champion of this Clausura 2022 will face the Atlante team in search of winning the Champion of Champions.
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