After winning away at Pachuca and the thrilling comeback against Necaxa, Chivas is going for the perfect week and there is no time to lose, as this Friday they will play their next match when they visit Puebla in the 14th matchday of the Apertura 2024.
El Rebaño and La Franja are coming at very different times, as while the team from Guadalajara has two wins, the Puebla team has accumulated six defeats in a row. As if that weren't enough, the Cuauhtémoc Stadium has become a home away from home for Guadalajara and here we explain why.
The history of Chivas and Puebla in the Angelópolis
We have to go all the way back to Winter 96 to find the first clash between the two teams in short tournaments, which took place on Puebla's soil. On September 24, 1996, 'Gabi' García scored the goal that gave the Rebaño a 1-1 draw.
If we're talking about Chivas' first victory at the Coloso de Maravillas, we have to travel back to Summer 99, when Ramón Morales and Ricardo Peláez sealed the 2-1 win for the team from Puebla's capital city.
We have already experienced 29 editions of the rivalry on Puebla soil and the balance is overwhelmingly in favor of the Rebaño Sagrado, who have 10 wins and 13 draws, which translates into an almost 80% success rate in their visits to the Angelópolis. The goal tally is also an aspect in favor of Chivas, who scored on 42 occasions, allowing only 32 for the albiazules.
In addition, the Rojiblanco team is undefeated in 7 of its 8 most recent visits to the Enfranjados.
Which Rojiblancos made their debut against La Franja in Puebla?
- Gilberto Chiquete played his first match with Chivas in the top flight in the matchday 2 of the Apertura 2021, when the Rebaño won away by 0-2.
- Another player who also made his debut in the First Division against La Franja is Carlos Cisneros, who made his debut at the Cuauhtémoc on February 17, 2013; on that day, the result ended in a 1-1 draw.
