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Jesus Angulo, defense of the Tigers, He showed the wounds he ended up with on his legs after the game between the felines and Xolos this Friday at the Estadio Caliente. The defender showed the blows he received from the border elements in the match of the 3rd day of the Closing 2023.
It was through Instagram stories of Miguel Ortega, second goalkeeper of Tigers, which showed the blows that 'Stitch' suffered on his legs. With the caption "Were you sure you were playing football?" was how the feline goalkeeper shared the image.
In the duel at the Caliente Stadium, The Xolos committed a total of 23 fouls, the most by a team so far in the tournament. Despite all this, only three of their players were cautioned and none received a red card.
Of these 23 violations, Angle He received five fouls from the Canes Aztecas players and that was how Ortega He showed the marks of the battle and the scratches that his teammate received, in turn, from the synthetic field at the Caliente Stadium.
In view of that, Diego Cocca, strategist of the Tigers, shared a few words about how tough the match was that his team managed to tie at one goal to remain undefeated so far in the tournament. Closing 2023, where they are one of the favourites for the title due to the potential of the squad.
"There are games that are more playable and there are others that are not, today was a difficult one, they scored a goal from the beginning and Tijuana "They have fast players, and if you make any mistake, they can catch you off guard. The match was difficult for us, it was tough, getting a point is good, not losing, staying undefeated, adding points, on a difficult court," he said. Cocca.
For now, Tigers They are in first place in the table with seven points, the result of two wins and a draw. In the next round they will host Athletic Club of San Luis.
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