2024-04-20 23:17:14
The second edition of the Leagues Cup, under the current format, is just around the corner; once again a tournament of the Liga MX and will make it abruptly stop its activity.
The participation of the Mexican clubs was regrettable in the 2023 Leagues Cup. Inter Miami by Lionel Messi They were crowned champions against Nashville, both from Major League Soccer, so the 18 Mexican soccer teams were just more spectators.
Like last summer and despite complaints from the owners about the logistics, schedule and the fatigue of their players, the Leagues Cup will be played in the middle of the regular phase of the Apertura tournament.
He Opening 2024 The Liga MX will start on July 5, weeks later the Leagues Cup will begin and at this time, the Copa América 2024 will be in dispute, so the three events will leave the squads of the Mexican clubs very weakened; especially those that have many selected ones.
When will the Leagues Cup start and how long will Liga MX stop?
The tournament Opening 2024 of the Liga MX will start on July 5 and will stop after Matchday 3, to make way for the Leagues Cupa tournament that includes a month of competition.
The Leagues Cup 2024 will begin on July 26 and end on August 25. The 47 clubs from Canada, Mexico and the United States will participate in the Concacaf competition.
Scheduling is an issue to be discussed between the organizations of the Liga MX and the MLSsince the America Cup It will end on July 15, but the burden on the players of the Mexican teams will increase this month.
In addition to the three tournaments in dispute in the month of July, communicator David Medrano pointed out that some owners have requested that their clubs be allowed to return to Liga MX activity in case they are eliminated early.
The above is due to what happened in the last edition where some clubs stayed active in Liga MX and Leagues Cup for weeks.
What happened in the 2023 Leagues Cup?
In the first edition of the Leagues Cupunder the current format, the 18 clubs of the Liga MXwho said goodbye one by one until leaving Mexico without any representative in the final.
To the surprise of the Liga MX directors, there was only one Mexican representative in the semifinals: Rayados de Monterrey, who lost their place in the final to Nashville.
In the quarterfinals there were only Rayados from Monterrey and, to the surprise of many, Gallos Blancos from Club Querétaro. The latter lost to Philadelphia Union.
Toluca, América and Tigres remained in the round of 16; while Mazatlán FC, Club Pachuca, Juárez FC, Club Pumas, Atlas, Cruz Azul and Club León said goodbye from the round of 32.
2024-04-20 23:17:14