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·3 June 2023

What you need to know ahead of the Champion of Champions Final Match

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For Tapatío, the appointment for the Champion of Champions trophy represents the last chapter of the Clausura 2023 and the opportunity to become the absolute champion of the Expansion League, in a second leg against Atlante this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Ciudad de los Deportes Stadium.

In the first leg at Jalisco Stadium, the red and white team won convincingly by 3-1, with a hat-trick by José "Tepa" González, so they will try to finish the job at the Potros de Hierro's stadium and for this, coach Gerardo Espinoza will be able to count on having his entire squad.


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For their part, the azulgrana team will have to look for the opponent's goal from the opening whistle in order to aspire to a comeback. Coach Mario García will not have Rolando González, who was sent off in the first leg, as well as two important attacking players, Christian Bermúdez and Daniel Lajud, who have not recovered from their injuries.

Did you know?- Tapatío has not lost to Atlante in the current semester, recording 3 wins and 1 tie.

- In the Semifinals, the Rebaño Sagrado's affiliate eliminated Potros de Hierro with a 1-0 aggregate score.

- In the current tournament, the red and white players who have scored against Atlante are Sebastián Pérez Bouquet (2), Zahid Muñoz, Alejandro Organista, Jesús Brígido and José González (3).

- In the current final phase, Tapatío is undefeated with 3 wins and 4 draws.

- The team from Jalisco is looking for its first win in the Red and White Capital against Atlante in the Expansion League, having recorded 3 draws, coincidentally all of them without scoring.

- This is the second time Gerardo Espinoza has disputed this title, the first was with Tampico Madero in the 2020-21 season and he lost to Tepatitlán.

- The Rebaño Sagrado's affiliate needs to win, draw or even lose by a goal to lift the trophy.

- Atlante was Champion of Champions in the 2021-22 Season (AP21 Champion) by defeating Morelia in a penalty shootout series after tying the aggregate 1-1.

- The refereeing quartet for the return leg of the Champion of Champions will be made up of Mario Terrazas Chávez as center referee, Eder Jesús Contreras Márquez as assistant 1 and Sandra Elizabeth Ramírez Alemán as assistant 2, while Vicente Jassiel Reynoso Arce will be the fourth official.

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