The semifinals of the Guardians 2021 and with that, the failure of América and Rayados was also consummated, who lost in the quarterfinals to Pachuca and Santos, respectively.
Other teams that had already signed their failure in the contest were Tigres and Chivas, two teams that failed to overcome the playoffs, falling against Atlas and Pachuca, respectively.
Due to names, quality, value of the staff and prestige of its technical directors, it can be considered a failure not to reach the final minimum. The royals, protagonists in recent years and the two most popular teams in Mexico, could not and signed a stumble in 2021.
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Rayados, the most expensive squad in Liga MX currently ($ 85.10 million) and with Javier Aguirre, one of the highest paid technical directors, failed to advance from the quarterfinals and let go of the opportunity in Monterrey against Santos Laguna. His last title was in the Apertura 2019.
America fought to the end, but it wasn’t enough and consummated the first failure in the era of Santiago Solari. The expectation with the Eagles was high with the arrival of the Argentine strategist, but everything ended in an elimination against the Tuzos del Pachuca in the quarterfinals. Those from Coapa, who have not raised the title since the 2018 Apertura, are the second most valuable squad ($ 84.85 million).
Guadalajara, the fourth most valuable team ($ 67.59 million) In the 2021 Guardians, he added another failure in Ricardo Peláez’s project. The Chivas, with Víctor Manuel Vucetich at the controls, have not achieved the title since the Clausura 2017 and in the current contest they were humiliated by Pachuca in the Repechage.
The Tigres are the fifth most expensive squad in Mexican soccer ($ 67.23 million) and among his poor performance that was reflected in the playoffs against the Atlas Foxes, the departure of Ricardo Ferretti, who lived his last tournament with the felines, after 11 years.
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