Chivas is looking good in the International Youth Teams Tournament of Liga MX, which is being held at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Femexfut in Mexico City, this Monday they defeated Feyenoord from Holland 3-0 and thus climbed to the first place in Group 1 with 9 points after the first 4 rounds.
After a complicated start, in which they lost to Atlético de Madrid by 4-0, the U18 Rebaño Sagrado made amends and now has three wins in a row; on matchday 2 they beat the Tuzos by 4-2, then did the same against Inter of Miami by 3-1 and then got the aforementioned victory against the Dutch team. So far, El Guadalajara has the best offense of the competition with 10 goals.
What's next for Chivas in the International Youth Teams Tournament?
The red & white squad will face Seattle Sounders this Tuesday in J5, Necaxa on Wednesday in J6, a key match in their group to aspire to play in the Grand Final, and Toluca on Friday in J7.
What is the competition format for this youth competition?
- The tournament consists of 2 groups of 4 players each.
- The national players are 2005 or younger.
- The first group is made up of national clubs (Chivas, Necaxa, Pachuca and Toluca) and the second group is made up of teams from abroad (Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Inter Miami and Sounders).
- They will play against each other in a single match.
- The first place in each group advances directly to the Grand Final.
