"We are calm because Pablo is ready to a high percentage, he just needs to play minutes, with a progression of 45, then 60 until he can complete the 90," explained Siboldi in a press conference.

Aguilar, leader of the defense of the Blues, suffered a serious knee ligament injury that kept him away from football for about eight months, but he healed and now aims to be one of the keys to the celestial team's defense for the decisive part of the Apertura.

Siboldi explained that the player will work with the U20 team, but will appear on the bench in the Apertura because, due to the departure of Chilean Igor Lichnovski, who went to Saudi Arabia, they may need to rely on the defender.

"We will have to count on him on the bench in case we have to use him for 15-20 minutes, rely on him, his experience on the field, and his leadership off the field," he said.

With eight wins, two draws, three losses, and 26 points, Cruz Azul is second, four points behind the leader León and has the third most secure defense in the championship, which Siboldi hopes to maintain with Aguilar's support.

Referring to the tournament, the coach recognized the quality of Tigres UANL, whom they will face on Saturday, but assumed that his team is focused on winning.

"In every match, we try to score points, against Tigres we have the same idea, if you seek to win, you generate risks, you facilitate the opponent's counterattack, but the team must propose in the upcoming match and in the others," he pointed out.

The coach acknowledged the individual abilities of the Tigres players and their cohesion after a long time together, however, he made it clear that he has identified the weaknesses of the opponent.

"It is a team that tries to have possession of the ball, to have attacks, and to play from the back; when they can't, they use direct play because they have players up front who are good in aerial play; they also attack well from the sides, but they struggle in transitions and on set pieces," he concluded.

Along with the León-América match on Monday, and the Guadalajara-Atlas match on Saturday, the Cruz Azul-Tigres match is one of the three most anticipated games in the return of football in Mexico after the FIFA break.