After doing an excellent job in the Regular Phase of the Guardians tournament 2021 from Liga MX and end in second position, the Club América said goodbye in the Liguilla Quarterfinals after equaling 5-5 on aggregate against Pachuca. In this way, it was clear that the current regulations are far from benefiting those who reap the most points in the first stage of the championship. That has come to an end.
After a meeting between owners last Monday it was confirmed that the famous “away goal” will have no more value in the Fiesta Grande matches. Mikel Arriola, executive president of Liga MX, declared at a press conference: “Seeking sports justice and, in that sense, the place in the table is something that should be privileged before, that was the assessment.” This has been a news celebrated by the fans of the Eagles, who have suffered this damaging tiebreaker.
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As revealed Mediotiempo in his column of Tap Filtering, America would have had a clear influence to determine this modification in the regulations as of the Apertura 2021 tournament. “Prior to the Meeting of Owners this Monday, on paper there was no idea of making changes to the Competition Regulations for the Liguilla, but since América lost the Quarter-Finals against Pachuca, the proposal to make changes and remove the away goal began to be formulated “, you can read.
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Later he points out: “When the Board of Owners was at its peak, the representative of America, supported by some allies, asked to end this competition system and thus the head of Liga MX, Mikel Arriola, submitted the project to a vote, after the tournament had already been tough on the Eagles. “
It should be noted that América was clearly harmed by the regulations in the Regular Phase of this same tournament. Liga MX sanctioned him for improper alignment due to the appearance of Federico Viñas in the substitute bench area, so fell 0-3 with Atlas at the Azteca stadium. This would have influenced the decision to settle with the value of the away goal, since Azulcrema has been one of the teams most affected by this rule in recent years.
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