With four games to go until the Clausura 2023 ends, the Guerreros del Santos Laguna are on a tightrope, and could be left out of the playoffs.
Currently, the Albiverdes are in tenth position with 16 units, but there are several squads that could send those led by Eduardo Fentanes out of the reclassification zone, which could happen this Sunday, if the Guerreros lose against the Tuzos de Pachuca by Guillermo Almada.
The duel at Corona is key to the fate of the Verdiblancos in the tournament, which is why Juan Brunetta’s words on Tuesday: “Win No Way”They are more than accurate.
In the event of a loss against Tuzos, the Guerreros could fall to position 14, since they can be reached on points by several teams, since for the tiebreaker, the terrible goal difference they have (-9) plays against them.
San Luis with 15 points, Atlas, Necaxa, Juárez and even Querétaro, all with 13 points, could surpass the Guerreros if they lose on Sunday. Noting that this day Braves and Rojinegros face each other. The scenario of losing on Sunday gets worse, because on the next day the Guerreros visit Rayados de Monterrey, who are having an impressive pace with 11 victories in 13 games, and who have not lost to Santos Laguna at home for more than 22 years.
YOU HAVE TO ADD 6 POINTS
The minimum objective of the Guerreros in these four games that remain in the tournament should be to get six points, since, with 22 units, no team has been left out of reclassification since the teams that finish the tournament advance to this phase. place 5 to 12.
In the Guardianes 2020 tournament, the 12th place finished with 20 points, a contest later, it ended with 21 points, in the Apertura 2021 it finished with 20, then with 21, and the last tournament with 19. Remembering that, in that period of five tournaments , two teams were left out of playoffs with 21 points.
Los Guerreros will enter Sunday’s game with two straight home victories, 3-2 against Puebla and 3-2 against Tijuana, although they will face a team that has performed well on the road, with four wins in six games played.
After visiting the Rayados, Santos will receive Querétaro, and will close the tournament with a complicated visit to Cruz Azul.
SPEAK PRECIOUS
Santos continues to prepare for the duel against the Tuzos, who will not have Guillermo Almada on the bench due to suspension.
The Albiverde team went blank the previous day against Necaxa, for which the Colombian Harold Preciado expressed that they must be more forceful against the rival goal: “I am working hard to give the team much more. I know I have to contribute more due to my conditions, so I hope to close the tournament very well individually and in the group”.
The Guerreros are aware that on Sunday they will have a difficult match against the Hidalguenses, whom they consider to be a great team, which performs with good soccer on any field.
“We will face a very strong closing, so we hope to finish the tournament in the best way. Difficult games are coming, but we are going to prepare very well to face them in the best way”, Indian.
He added that more than thinking about the rival, they have to do it in their circumstances and in the team they have, in their qualities and where they can hurt them, in order to keep the three points.
“It will be very important to have our fans, we know that with their support it is much easier to face these kinds of commitments, together we will fight for the three points”he confessed.
Those from the region will train this Thursday at 9:30 a.m., with a previous activation scheduled in the TSM gym, which was visited last week by the executive president of Liga MX, Mikel Arriola.
16 pointsThe Warriors add up in tenth position with four days to go before the tournament ends.
complicated closure
Difficult duels for the Warriors in the final stretch of the tournament.
– Santos receives fifth place Pachuca on Sunday.
– On date 15 the Warriors will visit the leader Rayados.
– On matchday 16, Santos receives Gallos Blancos.
– The Verdiblancos close the tournament by visiting Cruz Azul.