‘Piojo’ Alvarado will play the Guadalajara classic despite indiscipline

Despite having launched a firecracker in the Chivas press room in Verde Valle, where there were nearly 30 representatives of the media, two of whom suffered minor injuries, Roberto Louse Alvarado appeared on the list of players called up by the red and white team for today’s Guadalajara classic against Atlas.

Contrary to what was expected, the forward did not receive any sanction from the Guadalajara club after the indiscipline he committed last Thursday. Likewise, neither the board of directors of the Guadalajara team, led by Amaury Vergara, nor the Liga Mx, commented on the matter. Only, the Tricolor member also apologized personally to those affected.

Meanwhile, Chivas will enter the duel against the red and black team with the obligation to win to consolidate its position in the league and break a streak of two games without knowing victory; However, he is not at his best, since various off-field situations, such as the imminent departure of coach Fernando Gago and Alvarado’s indiscipline, have interrupted the team’s concentration.

You go down in the Herd

Furthermore, the Argentine helmsman will not be able to count for this duel, which seems to be the last of his time with the team. Herdwith important elements, such as Armando González, who suffered an injury in the previous match against Monterrey, in addition to Cade Cowell and Javier Hernández, who continue with their rehabilitation.

In the midst of rumors about his departure from Chivas to return to soccer in his country and join Boca Juniors, Gago appeared yesterday at the red and white club’s facilities to direct the last practice for the Guadalajara classic; However, on this occasion he did not board the bus that took the team to their concentration hotel, and left the place in his car, which increased doubts about his continuity.

The Argentine team was left without a coach last week after the resignation of Diego Martínez after a defeat against Belgrano, in Córdoba. From that moment on, speculation began about Gago’s arrival to the team. xeneize; However, the strategist, who joined Guadalajara in 2023, has a contract valid until 2025, so, if he asks to leave, he would have to pay a termination clause of approximately 2 million dollars.

The conditions in which the red and white team finds itself could be taken advantage of by Atlas, which in addition to trying to beat its staunch rival, warned that it will seek victory to get into the qualification zone and, in the process, end a streak of three defeats in a row.

After 10 days played in the current Apertura 2024 tournament, the Zorros are in ninth place in the general classification, with 14 units; while the red and white squad occupies eighth place, with 15 points, so both need a victory to catapult them to the top positions.

We fell into a rut and we are thinking more than anything about reversing the situation, about adding three because that can put us back in the top eight, we have that part very clear, but we also want to win because of what the game entails, Because of what we know it means for our fans, we want to obtain a positive result to give joy to our people.said the captain of the red and black team, Aldo Rocha.

For his part, midfielder Edgar Zaldívar trusted that Atlas will be able to win against its staunch rival, and reminded the red and white players that his team was two-time champion in the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournaments, while they They have not achieved anything, perhaps they are more recognized, but we have the satisfaction of having made history.

The Liga Mx reported yesterday that for this match, corresponding to matchday 11 and which will take place this Saturday at the Akron stadium, a security operation consisting of 1,484 elements will be implemented.