Santos Laguna presents itself at home for the third time in the 2017 Clausura Tournament, with the mission of achieving their third consecutive victory there, as well as staying undefeated in the competition.
This Sunday at 18:00 hours the ball will roll at the Corona Stadium, in the closing of Matchday 6, an attractive match that could have the best attendance in this venue so far in the competition.
Their opponent, a Cruz Azul team that has not had good results and is starting to feel the pressure.
The team from José Manuel de la Torre commented that staying undefeated is not what they are aiming for, since the objective is to gather points in each match and get closer to the goal of obtaining at least 30 points at the end of the tournament.
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'El Chepo' continues to adjust certain details in his team that he is not too pleased with, starting from a defensive organization, which is why they have only been scored on three times so far.
While their attack is slowly progressing, their defense is helping to produce, and their forwards are trying not to fall behind, as Uruguayan Jonathan Rodríguez has scored twice.
Meanwhile, Argentine Julio Furch scored his first goal last weekend against Chivas, which is expected to be a confidence boost.
After the warm welcome they received from their fans in La Laguna, the members of La Maquina Celeste showed optimism about rebounding in the tournament during their visit to Santos Laguna.
Now, hundreds of fans welcomed them, cheers and shouts of encouragement that embraced the players and coaching staff, who found something unexpected upon their arrival at the Francisco Sarabia airport.
Despite being a team that constantly falls short of conquering a title, that has not diminished the love of their people and that demonstration has stayed with the players.
As for Cruz Azul, the situation is complicated because despite having reinforced themselves to the teeth, they are at the bottom of the standings, unable to replicate a victory like the one they had in the first matchday against Necaxa. They have two home draws and two away defeats, five points that place them in 12th position in the table.
Their attack is not very productive, with only 4 goals, all of them at home, so they are trying to put an end to the drought away from home.
Regarding their defensive zone, the team led by Paco Jémez have conceded 5 goals, two of them away.
As for absences, Santos will not be able to count on Emiliano Armenteros due to injury, as well as Diego de Buen, who is suspended for expulsion, and coach José Manuel de la Torre, who received a two-match ban.
The cement makers know that the longer it takes them to return to victory, the greater the pressure they will feel. They do not want to go through a crisis, but for now they have three consecutive defeats and five games without a win.
That is why they want to repeat what they did in their previous visit to the Comarca, where they were able to win 2-1. In their last 10 matches played at the Corona Stadium, Cruz Azul has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses.
On the capital side, their starting goalkeeper Jesús Corona will not be available due to an elbow injury sustained in a training session with the Mexican National Team. It is expected that the stadium will be full or close to full, as there has been a high demand for tickets.
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