'Cata' Domínguez recovered from a respiratory relapse and Roberto Alvarado appears for the first time in Cruz Azul's starting 11 against San Luis
MEXICO -- Julio César Domínguez and Roberto Alvarado are the big news from coach Robert Siboldi to face Atlético de San Luis.
Vice captain "Cata" Domínguez returns to the starting lineup after missing three games due to a pneumonia episode the weekend following the 1-1 draw against Puebla in Matchday 2, for which he was hospitalized for 6 days and then discharged.
On the other hand, Alvarado has only played 45 minutes so far in the Guard1anes 2020 Tournament, and in the last two matches he played with the Under-20 category to get in rhythm, after being sidelined for 2 weeks from the first team due to testing positive for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, Peruvian Yoshimar Yotún is on the bench to face the San Luis team, and sources say that coach Robert Siboldi would prefer not to risk him further injury after a muscle overload that forced him to leave the match against FC Juárez in Matchday 5.
With a draw or a victory, the blue team will remain as the leader of the Guard1anes 2020 after 6 matchdays.
The lineup that Robert Dante Siboldi sent against San Luis is: Jesús Corona in goal; Juan Escobar, Julio César Domínguez, Igor Lichnovsky and Adrián Aldrete in defense; Roberto Alvarado, Luis Romo, Rafael Baca and Orbelín Pineda in midfield, and Jonathan Rodríguez and Santiago Giménez in attack.
On the other hand, Guillermo Vázquez, after Matías Catalán's expulsion in the match against Chivas, will field Fernando León in defense, who hasn't had any participation in the tournament since Matchday 1 against Bravos.
The starting lineup for San Luis is composed of: Carlos Rodríguez in goal; Fernando León, Rodrigo Noya, Ramiro González, Jorge Sánchez and Enrique López in defense; Pablo Barrera, Camilo Mayada and Germán Berterame in midfield, and Nicolás Ibañez and Mauro Quiroga in the forward duo.