America faces a week that can mark it for good or for bad

Two classics, one of them to kill or die, and the other, which always gives them a dose of morale. This Tuesday their lives are at stake in the Cup, there is no tomorrow for either the Eagles or Cruz Azul. Only one will move forward and Coapa will seek to make a statement this week and come out victorious in both commitments.

Miguel Herrera, coach of America, spoke on the eve of the match against La Maquina

The coach of the Eagles acknowledged the importance of both commitments, but focused his attention on tomorrow's match. He revealed his starting eleven and confirmed that defender Pablo Aguilar and midfielder Cecilio Dominguez are the foreigners who will be left out of Tuesday's game.

"The group is really good, we know that at America we are expected to always try to reach the final in the tournaments we participate in, and if it doesn't happen, we have to recognize it as a failure. But we need to play the match first. We know that this is a very important game (against Cruz Azul) where there is the possibility to kill or die, and we have to go out and attack from the beginning," he said.

Miguel was asked about his opinion on Paco Jémez, and the Piojo did not want to evaluate in depth what the Spanish coach has done, but he pointed out that "he is doing things well with Cruz Azul, the players are committed to him, and the ones who can speak best about each coach are the players; we will face him and try to get a result for our team and our institution."

Regarding the starting eleven, Herrera announced that he will start with Agustin Marchesin in goal; Paul Aguilar, Bruno Valdez, Carlos Vargas, and Miguel Samudio in defense. Guido Rodriguez and Mateus Uribe in midfield. William da Silva and Renato Ibarra as wingers. Darwin Quintero and Oribe Peralta in the attack. This means that Silvio Romero is being kept as an option.

Regarding what this match could be, the Piojo said it could be an open match with back-and-forth because "they are playing very close to their rivals and creating spaces behind them, they press very well, recover the ball nearby, and generate many goal opportunities."

And although the game against Chivas is also in the medium term, the America coach put it aside because "the most important match is tomorrow's match in the Cup and we have that very clear, after the Cup match, we will think about Chivas. Our focus is on Cruz Azul now."

He also invited their fans to support them and go with the hope of seeing them win, as he pointed out that they will do their part to try to send them home satisfied and as winners.

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