When at their best they were Aguilas del America was beaten by Tuzos del Pachuca 0-3 and in their nest, Azteca Stadium.
A heavy defeat at home upset the entire team, starting with fans who did not hesitate to whistle and boo several players from the squad, being Miguel Lajun and Oscar Jiménez, main nominees for the azulcremas fans who attended Azteca on March 5th.
Without running away from reflectors and declarations, Miguel Layun showed his face in the media to respond to the booing he received from various sectors of America.
“It was very clear that when you and Oscar Jimenez touched the ball, there was a hoot,” was the question of one of the journalists to the left-back, to which he replied: “None of us are hiding, we are here to show our faces. You have to know how to grab the bull by the hornsThis is the only way to move forward.”
In the same vein, urging them to move on and forget the humiliating loss to Pachuca (the 2022 Opening Champion), Layun ordered the cream-blue fans to “remember what has been the essence of America for so many years.”
“This team is used to being in the worst situations and coming out ahead”
Miguel Layun
He also emphasized that the players will face criticism due to “People have every right to express themselves”. The team’s next match in this 2023 Liga MX Clausura will be decisive for America’s aspirations: against the UANL Tigres on Saturday, March 11 at the University of Nuevo León Stadium.
Reply to Miguel Lajun via social media
Fan responses via social media were not satisfactory. Most of the comments rejected what the second captain of America said.
One of them addressed the team’s recent memory: “You have to remind Layun that the people in America have a memory and we must We remember that the club has not won ANYTHING since 2019., and the few players who still follow him have been a key factor in these failures after failures. In America, either you’re a champion or you’re worthless.
“He’s right in that we don’t forget that they can move forward, the problem is that it’s been 4 years or so and they just haven’t done anything,” said another azulcrema fan.
Source: La Opinion
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