Chivas surprise lineup confirmed against Atlas, Cadena's job is on the line

Chivas de Guadalajara have had another week to forget with a turbulent start to the Apertura 2022 where they accumulated their seventh match without a win against Mazatlán and, even worse, their second defeat of the competition, so their only mission is to get three points in this match day 8 when they host Atlas in the Clásico Tapatío, given that coach Ricardo Cadena will be putting a large part of his project on the line.

The Rebaño Sagrado will face the Rojinegros this Saturday, August 13, with a depleted squad due to some absences, as there was a possibility that Alexis Vega would be absent from the starting lineup, but everything turned out to be a scare.

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And despite the complete adaptation of their latest reinforcement, Santiago Ormeño, it will be difficult for him to be taken into account as a starter, which is why the Chivas coach will make use of his offensive options such as José ‘Tepa’ González and Ángel Zadívar.

For this vital duel at Zapopan and for the fifth time in the competition as home team, Cadena will try to keep most of his starters from the last game to try to get three fundamental points for their aspirations. Miguel Jiménez will be in goal; Luis Olivas will play in defense with Gilberto Sepúlveda, Gilberto Orozco, Jesús Sánchez and Miguel Ponce; Fernando Beltrán, Alan Torres and Isaac Brizuela will play in the midfield; Ángel Zaldívar and Alexis Vega will play up front.

Tough times ahead for Chivas

It will not be an easy tournament for Guadalajara due to the few additions they have made, but also because Cadena's work is being closely observed by the board of directors, as it should be remembered that the sporting director, Ricardo Peláez, also met with other coaches before giving the young Mexican tactician the nod and if the bad results prevail things could change in the coming days, although the intention is to give continuity to the Rojiblancos coach.