They are already above mid-table and with two good results, they will definitely be in the direct qualification zone for the Liguilla. The USA will have to come back and prove it in the fight against the mid-table team Necaxa, but one of the best goal difference: +5.
The Aguilas go into this clash in Matchday 9 with the best team in all of CONCACAF and one of the few wages on the continent to exceed €100 million, however, the ‘Rayos’ will not want to miss the opportunity to establish themselves as one. The Liguilla team that will start the second half of the Apertura 2024.
Here’s what the two clubs have ahead of their clash at the Victoria Stadium: