The Águilas of Club América did not have the debut they expected in the Apertura 2023 tournament of the MX League, losing 2-1 against the Braves of FC Juárez on the first day of Aztec football; This fact marked bad news for the board of directors and the new process that they will seek to achieve together with the technical direction of the Brazilian André Jardine.
Let’s remember that the strategist came as a substitute for Fernando Ortiz to try to elevate the team to new frontiers and thus finally be able to overcome the Liga MX semifinals that represented his elimination in the last three tournaments.
One point that affected their good start in the Aztec championship is that they were forced to take the field with many homegrown soccer players due to the heavy casualties they suffered due to the Mexican team; Some of the most important players in the squad are accompanying Jaime Lozano and El Tri in the 2023 Gold Cup and this generated a change in the game scheme for the Águilas.
The absence that most affected the Coapa team was precisely that of striker Henry Martín, who did not have a substitute capable enough to be able to face the Bravos de Juárez defense and did not generate any higher-risk action that would allow them to score a goal. goal with which to claim victory.
In the second half, the Águilas del América missed many scoring opportunities that were presented to them due to the lack of confidence shown by the younger players, having never defended the team’s colors; this is due to the fact that not even Fernando Ortiz himself had placed them on the field of play in the less complicated matches.
Another point that did not favor the team was that they did not have a preseason with Jardine, so he decided that this game would be used to observe the performance of the homegrown figures and thus be able to know who will have the ability to continue wearing the first team uniform . However, this was something that the Braves took advantage of to win.
Despite the fact that the Águilas took control in the 15th minute with a goal by Leonardo Suárez, the dismal performance explained above caused Aitor García to tie the match in the 86th minute and seconds before the end of the game the match was sentenced with a goal from Ángel Zapata in minute 90+5.
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