The reclassification is the oxygen of teams that never reached the top of the general table throughout Clausura 2022 and the direct pass to the league, has four clubs that will be able to take a breather until the rivals of the quarterfinals are defined. final, those are: Pachuca, Tigres, Atlas and America. On the last day of the tournament, the Eagles surprised by jumping to fourth place, thanks to the goalless draw against Cruz Azul last Saturday at the Azteca stadium and the combination of results. Interim director Fernando Ortiz guided the team to a six-game winning streak that got them ahead, but before the loss against the Machine it was broken and the account remained undefeated in eight games in the season.
“Since I took office, it hasn’t crossed my mind to think ahead. I was thinking about getting out of the situation, it’s a repeated phrase, but it’s what I felt. In the institution that I represent it is not easy to sit here, but in my head I said that I have to do what I dreamed of. Today the players can be seen in the table in a fourth position that only the players have achieved. I train them so that they understand each game and the way they had to come out”, declared the Argentine coach.
While Cruz Azul in the Classic, had the command to add points against America to be local in the playoffs.
“Of the pressure, first news, I was not aware that suddenly there was a lot of pressure. I don’t listen, I don’t read. I see the players running, scoring, I don’t see any lazy ones”, declared coach Juan Reynoso, after the match against América.
