Santos Laguna visits América this Saturday at 21:00 hours, a match that for the laguneros is the moment to stop their free fall, both in the current Apertura 2016 tournament and in the percentage table.
Santos has no absences, América does not have Carlos Darwin, Paul Aguilar, Miguel Zamudio and Bruno Valdez available due to injury.
It is a very complicated mission, especially because of how hurt their rival is, who after being eliminated from the Copa MX by Chivas, wants to immediately rise and continue celebrating its overshadowed Centennial.
The Coapa team is marked as favorites in this duel and with good reason, because their rival cannot find a way out of the hole it is in. They have changed coaches so many times in such a short period, but have not managed to return to the level that their fans are used to.
In addition, the laguneros are collecting points in dribs and drabs and that has already been reflected in the situation in the coefficient table, where they are already in a risky zone and the alarms are beginning to sound.
That is why they need now more than ever to start adding victories, but going to the Azteca and overcoming a team that is doing much better, that is something to think about.
But as long as there is faith, hope remains strong, even though Santos showed better football last Sunday against Atlas, it must also be taken into account that on away matches they fall very badly, that is why the bets heavily favor the capital team.
The coach José Manuel de la Torre has insisted a lot on his players, to have a positive mindset and not to fall in these moments when the team needs them the most. He has told them that this is the moment to leave all the unpleasant things behind and take a defined path, thinking about what may come for the next tournament.
For América, this is their last match of the regular phase of this Apertura 2016 at home, they will seek to extend their streak of 5 matches without defeat in the league and thus add their sixth match without falling.
They have 3 draws and 2 victories in the last 5 matchdays, a positive trend and close to the playoffs.
América is in fifth place in the general classification with a total of 23 points, with 6 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats, thus being within the playoff spots.
The laguneros face this duel, placing themselves in the third-to-last place in the general classification with only 10 points after 2 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
The Coapa team is marked as favorites in this duel and with good reason, because their rival cannot find a way out of the hole it is in.
Their most recent confrontation took place in the semifinals of the past CONCACAF Champions League, in which the azulcrema team won by an aggregate score of one goal to zero, to advance to the final, where they would later be crowned two-time champions of the tournament.
On the other hand, in the last clash between these teams in the regular phase of the Clausura 2016, the match in which the Laguna team went to the Estadio Azteca, ended in a 1-0 defeat.
In addition, the Águilas have 4 consecutive matches without losing against Santos, including the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
While Santos has no absences, América does not have Carlos Darwin, Paul Aguilar, Miguel Zamudio and Bruno Valdez available due to injury.
JFR