The beast is a few days after facing its first test in the Liguilla del Clausura 2025.
A closed, difficult duel is expected, before a machine that travels at a constant and solid speed.
They are first 90 minutes that do not define everything, although yes, definitely, it will condition one of the two teams for the duel back.
That is why Esmeraldas leave with the obligation to take advantage of the locality.
Playing without James Rodríguez in this first confrontation is to do it without an important weapon in offensive actions.
This does not mean that the beast is sentenced to failure, as long as the lines fulfill their reason for being.
De León, more than 100% is expected
First, Berizzo must decide how to play it in the goal. The right thing for Blanco and Jiménez is that he maintains the rotation because throughout the tournament he married this idea, although the ideal is to decant for the best for a duel that is already definitive stage.
In the rear, Santos will have to show greater maturity, Barreiro put the overall to sustain the plant and kings go beyond that hundred percent that always gives.
About Bellón and Adonis we simply do not know what can happen with them.
In the midfield, Fonseca and Echeverría become keys to know that against Cruz Azul, the recovery and possession of the ball will be fundamental.
The choice of the third midfielder becomes a priority for Berizzo. Guardado, “plane” and Moreno are options that did not end up consolidating in the tournament.
Without James, creative resources do not have a natural heir in the Emerald Table.
Rigoni, Cádiz and Mendoza are emerging to organize as a trident in the last third of the court.
The advantage has a blue cross
Because of their best position in the table, the celestials have the regulations in their favor. They rose as one of the best defenses in the tournament so the goal options are reduced for the Leonese cause.
Since day 11, the lion could not score more than one goal per game, which is why the effectiveness of its offensives must increase yes or yes.
As the canons dictate, in football the goal is the one that establishes the conditions and circumstances of a game. And in a league, with greater reasons.
The beast will have to become the owner of the threads to get Avante and that, in a nutshell, means scoring goals.
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