This Friday Rayados de Monterrey meet in the quarterfinals league cup With LAFC from Candle Carlos and Denis Bouang, although the participation of the former is still in doubt, as he is recovering from an injury and it is not yet known whether he will be ready for game to be played in the Rose Bowl.
“We are going to show our face and take Mexican football as high as we can.”, – said the Argentinean Fernando Ortiz, having learned that the team he leads is one of two representatives MX league (out of eight) survivors in a competition where Mexican clubs and clubs MLS.
The duel promises to ignite sparks as the current monarchs of both leagues will face each other, although the LAFC has shown an overwhelming move in this tournament because the two games they have played have been won by landslides. first 7-1 in favor of Juarez and the second 4-0 in favor of Real Salt Lake.
For their part, the Aztec team narrowly won their last two duels, both 1-0, the first round of 16 against the Portland Timbers and the round of 16 against their staunch MX League rival: the Tigers.
As mentioned, the big absence from Black & Gold could have been Carlos Vela, who scored two goals in the victory over Juarez, suffered a muscle injury.was low in the Round of 16 and has little chance of lining up this Friday.
The loss of Vela is touchy, but even without him, coach Steve Cerundolo’s team has a dangerous forward led by Gabonese Denis Bouanga, who has scored five goals in just two games in the tournament, two less than Lionel Messi, with whom he has played five and is leading in personal account.
But Monterrey also faces a painful loss as Argentinean Germán Berteramewho also appealed five times, dropped out due to injury and likely to be replaced by Rogelio Funes Mori, who is not having as good a time as his team-mate.
Both teams will take to the field dissatisfied, because the organizers arbitrarily moved the date of the quarterfinals from Saturday to Friday. Despite this, an exciting duel is expected between one of Mexico’s most emblematic teams against the best team in MLS last season and second in the western division this season.
In the semifinals, the winner will face the winner of the duel between Minnesota United and Nashville.
In other quarterfinal matches, Querétaro will face Philadelphia Union and Miami Inter from Lionel Messi at Charlotte FC.
Source: La Opinion
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