With a goal by Juan Otero, Santos wins against Orlando, and advances to the semifinals of the League Cup 2021; in that instance, they will face Seattle Sounders.
This is the lineup that Guillermo Almada sends to the field: Gibrán Lajud; Ismael Govea, Félix Torres, Matheus Doria, David Andrade, Fernando Gorriarán, Ronaldo Prieto, Juan Otero, Jordan Carrillo, Ignacio Jeraldino and Diego Valdés.
Óscar Pareja's squad includes Ruan, Joao Moutinho, Chris Mueller, Mauricio Pereyra, Junior Urso, Tesho Akindele, Nani (C), Andrés Perea, Antonio Carlos and Mason Stajduhar.
For his part, Gibrán Lajud, goalkeeper and also a member of Santos, mentioned that the Leagues Cup is attractive because it is played in direct elimination: "These are different formats to what we are used to, here it is kill or be killed. Here our continuity is defined and it is interesting to come to this kind of tournament. This kind of tournament helps to keep us alive and growing".
Yesterday, at a press conference, Juan Otero (Santos' attacker) mentioned the relevance of the Leagues Cup for them: "It is a very important opportunity for us. It's the first time I play it and I will try to help the team; that's what the 'prof' always asks, that we be united, like a family".
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The previous weekend, in the Liga MX regular phase, the team coached by Guillermo Almada drew 1-1 against Tigres in their visit to the Estadio Universitario; their goal was scored by Fernando Gorriarán.
Last Saturday, in a duel corresponding to the MLS regular season -and with a goal by Nani-, the team led by Óscar Pareja held Cincinnati to a 1-1 draw at TQL Stadium.
This Thursday afternoon, in Florida, Santos and Orlando will try to become the last semifinalist of the Leagues Cup 2021; this is the first time that both teams participate in this competition.
The winner of this key will face Seattle Sounders in the semifinals, who this Tuesday eliminated Tigres in a resounding manner; said match will be played on September 14 or 15.
The tournament is made up of eight teams: four from MLS (Orlando City, Seattle Sounders, New York City and Sporting Kansas City) and four from Liga MX (Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Pumas UNAM and León).
The three phases of the competition are direct elimination: quarterfinals, semifinals and final, and these will be played in a single match, which will be played in the United States.
It is a competition played by teams from two countries: Mexico and the USA; however, all matches are played in the United States. The participants in this competition are clubs that placed first in their respective local leagues; it is worth mentioning that the teams that qualified for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League were not invited due to a scheduling issue.
From MLS, the fourth and fifth place in the Eastern Division and the first and second place in the Western Conference, all of them from the previous season, were invited; from Liga MX, the third, fifth, sixth and seventh best placed teams in the general classification of the last soccer year (2020-2021) advanced.
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