Fernando Gago saved himself: a goal in the 99th minute avoided defeat on his debut with Chivas in the Mexican championship

With a team made up of 11 Basic Forces players, an average age of 24.6 years and three debutants, Fernando Gago’s journey as coach of Chivas de Guadalajara had a cardiac outcome. The DT was saved from defeat thanks to aa Heartbreaking goal in the 99th minutewhich allowed them to draw 1-1 at home against Santos Laguna, in the first match of the Clausura tournament in Mexico, which also saw goals scored by Germán Berterame for Monterrey and by the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón, ex River Plate, at his debut in Pachuca tighten the first match of Martín Anselmi from Rosario in Cruz Azul.

Chivas, Gago’s new team after his farewell to Racing, lost in the 19th minute of the second half due to the Colombian’s goal Harold Preciado -who had previously missed a penalty-, but later appeared Eric Gutierrez to convert equality.

“We will fight until the end and today was a sign of the character of the team, of the feeling they gave on the pitch and I am very happy. It is nice that the young people have the opportunity, they must take advantage of it, it is the beginning of their race and they can’t relax”Gago expressed himself in the conference after his official debut, in which he also had a goal disallowed by VAR by Gael García, one of the three players with whom the Argentine coach made his debut.

On the other side, in Santos Laguna, defender Santiago Núñez, former Estudiantes de La Plata, showed up.

In another match, Anselmi made his debut on the bench of Cruz Azul in a 1-0 loss at home against Pachuca thanks to a goal by Rondón, former River Plate.

In the team of the former coach of Independiente del Valle de Ecuador, they played Gonzalo Piovi, Rodolfo Rotondi AND Lorenzo Faravelliwhile the winner was Gustavo Cabral AND Sergio Barreto.

Montereya team led by Fernando “Tano” Ortíz, started the tournament with a 2–0 victory Puebla with a goal German Berterame at the end of the match to decide the outcome.

The former San Lorenzo striker started alongside the goalkeeper Esteban Andrada AND Massimiliano Mezza.

Meanwhile, the latest champion, Americabegan the title defense with a 2-0 victory against Xolosas a visitor.

Alessandro Martinez AND Lucas “Titi” Rodríguez They were starters on the Tijuana team and Fernando Valenzuela it was in the bank.

This Sunday the first match will continue with two matches (at 3pm, Pumas-Juárez; and at 9pm, Necaxa-Atlas), while it will be completed on Wednesday with the duel between León and Tigres.