It was obvious that the duel between Guadalajara and Rayados would be a real give and take, as Los Regios have a squad capable of making life difficult for anyone, while El Rebaño has proven to be a very organized team that plays good matches collectively and on this occasion managed to do many things well, which we will detail below.
Guadalajara left behind the line of 3 that they played against Cruz Azul and played with a 4-2-3-1, while Rayados came out with a 4-4-2 in a rhombus and this was well exploited by Fernando Gago's team, as they did not allow the albiazules to have any width, in addition to making it difficult for them to progress in the final third.
During the first half, possession of the ball was divided for a long time. Despite lacking depth, Martín Demichelis' team opted to control the game by having the ball. However, there was a point where the Chiverío found the seams between Monterrey's lines and with Fernando Beltrán free, together with Roberto Alvarado who was constantly adding inside, they generated several scoring chances.
One of the most outstanding things was the way in which the Rebaño defended. Faced with an opponent of such quality and with such a threat in space, Chivas managed to defend away from their goal.
In individual aspects there were also several highlights, as Ricardo Marín scored again and that is good news. The defensive line is very well oiled and won almost all their duels. And what can we say about 'Piojo' Alvarado, who added one more assist and is still going strong.
Obviously, Guadalajara must polish several aspects of its soccer, but the path taken by Fernando Gago and his squad looks to be the right one to reach its best version in the second part of the national championship.
