The Argentine coach’s Eagles are five units away from matching Miguel Herrera’s mark in his first tournament during his first phase at the helm of the azulcrema club.
Santiago Solari’s America has a 77.7% effectiveness, remains one of the top fouls and has drastically cut the goals received. He has not left the top four places of the general table in eight of the twelve rounds and is on the verge of breaking Miguel Herrera’s points.
By beating Mazatlán 1-0, the Eagles achieved their ninth victory and 28 units in the tournament, just five units less – with five games to go – from Miguel Herrera’s first tournament at the head of the team in the first phase .
In the Clausura 2013, Miguel’s first tournament in Coapa, the team achieved 32 units. Solari and his team are five units from that mark when facing Necaxa, Tigres, Cruz Azul, Pumas and Toluca.
The record held by Miguel Herrera, the Coapa club’s most stable coach in recent years and who was awarded a four-year contract he was unable to fulfill, holds the best record of 37 units in the 2013 Apertura, his last tournament in leading the team for the first time.
Solari must get nine out of 15 units, that is, at least 60% productivity, to match America’s ‘Piojo’ brand.
America has climbed back to leadership and is sleeping on top, but as in the past four days, it will have to wait for what Cruz Azul says, who has 27 points and faces Atlas on Saturday at the Azteca Stadium.
Las Águilas has won nine games on the field, one draw and two, although we must not forget that they took the three points they won on the field on date 7 from Atlas de Guadalajara after being in an incorrect line-up incurred.
According to the standings, América is the highest scoring team with 17 ‘goals’ so far, and one of those who know best how to defend, with only eight goals conceded, and their pace of play is gradually increasing.
Those of Coapa have been a regular follower of the Blue Machine so far this tournament, only that while they knew how to get good results, those of La Noria have not given them a truce in the Mexican tournament.
For example, in the past four days, América has managed to beat its rivals in turn, but Cruz Azul arrives, beats his contenders, and continues to position himself in the overall rankings.
} It happened on Date 8, when America beat Pachuca 2-0, but hours later, Cruz Azul took care of León with the smallest difference in Nou Camp.
Likewise, on matchday 9, when in games played almost simultaneously, the azulcrema beat Tijuana on a visit (0-2), the cement producers beat Mazatlán 1-0.
In the 10th, America defeated ‘La Fiera’ 2-1, but the next day the Celestes defeated the Pumas at home (0-1).
Likewise, although the Eagles defeated Chivas 0-3 in the National Classic on Date 11, Cruz Azul had defeated Monterrey (1-0) the day before.