Guillermo Almada planted a team in Azteca full of Pachuca youth players, to obtain a valuable tie in the Champions Cup semifinal
Guillermo Almada he said it. “Age does not play a role, the capabilities of each player matter,” on the day before facing the America with the youngest team in the tournament, in the first leg of the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup. The words of the coach Pachuca They materialized on the field, after tying 1-1 and leaving the tie open for the Hidalgo Stadium.
Pachuca lined up with players who have youth team numbers on their backs: 83 Jorge Berlanga and 99 of Emilio Rodriguez, backed by footballers like Salomón Rondón, Oussama Idrissi and Erick Sánchez who must play like an experienced player at 24 years old. The label is applied to them ‘Baby’because they are the youngest team in the Liga MX.
Guillermo Almada He had to rebuild a team that was champion in the 2022 Apertura and then let his best players go: “we already know what the model is like to sustain this team, there are many guys coming behind, with many possibilities of making a good leap,” explained the Uruguayan , in past press conferences.
The Tuzos They have as priority the Club World Cupabove the Liga MXand achieved a 1-1 draw, in the first leg of the semifinals, against the Americain a tie in which they look like the victims.
In the Aztec, the Tuzos They started with six basic players: goalkeeper Carlos Moreno (26 years old), Jorge Berlanga (20 years old), Bryan González (21 years old), Pedro Pedroza (23 years old), Erick Sánchez (24 years old) and Emilio Rodriguez (21 years). In the changes, Almada He also used the youth team with Owen González (20 years old), Elias Montiel (18 years old) and Alan Bautista (21 years old).
The oldest player of the Tuzos is Gustavo Cabral, 38 years old, one of the few who survive the last championship of Liga MX, and is followed by Salomón Rondón, 34, who was crowned one of the championship’s scorers. The Ecuadorian Normán Micolta and the Colombian Deossa are barely 24 years old. The imbalance is the responsibility of Oussama Idrissi, 28 years old.
“Ages do not play a role on the field, what plays a role is the role, the game as a whole, we must seek our best collective version, if we want to achieve important things, such as qualifying for the World Cup, we must be prepared for this instance, more regardless of the rival that touches us,” he assured. Guillermo Almadawith ninety minutes pending before the Americathe team that they said was going to take advantage of ‘Baby Pachuca’.
