The Guadalajara secured his place in the postseason on Friday local opening tournament thanks to the triumph of Queretaro 2-1 as a visitor against Bravos de Ciudad Juárez at the start of the seventeenth and final day of the regular season.
The “Chivas” of Guadalajara They joined Cruz Azul, Toluca, América, Tigres UANL and Monterrey, in the postseason or league, an instance in which the clubs that occupy the first six places at the end of the 17 days of the regular season directly enter.
The teams that occupy seventh to tenth place must play an instance called ““Play-In” where the seventh will face the eighth and the ninth against the tenth. The winner of the first series will advance to the quarterfinals, while the loser of that series will play the winner of the second series to define the last invitee to the postseason.
Guadalajara is in sixth place overall with 26 points and even if it loses its match of the day against Monterrey on Saturday, it will not get out of that position.
In the match that started the last day, played at the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadium, Querétaro took the lead after 12 minutes with a shot by Ali Ávila in the six-yard box after a cross sent by Argentine Lucas Rodríguez.
The “White Roosters” of Querétaro They increased their lead in the 22nd minute when Colombian defender Moisés Mosquera put the ball into his own goal while trying to deflect a cross with his head.
Bravos de Ciudad Juárez scored a goal in the 57th minute when Colombian Diego Valoyes headed a corner kick from the left sector.
Despite the defeat, Bravos de Ciudad Juárez qualified for the “Play-In” with 23 points that place them in seventh place.
Later, Tijuana will play Atlas and Mazatlán will face Necaxa.
On Saturday the matches will be played between Tigres UANL-Atlético de San Luis, Guadalajara-Monterrey, León-Puebla, Toluca-América and Cruz Azul-Pumas UNAM.
The day will be completed on Sunday when Pachuca visits Santos Laguna.
