Overview
- Kevin Mier is out long term with a confirmed tibia fracture, and Andrés Gudiño has been installed as the starting goalkeeper.
- Larcamón describes Gudiño as a locker-room leader and says his distribution and tactical reading fit the team's build-from-the-back model.
- Following criticism of the incident that injured Mier, Larcamón urges Liga MX to assign its best referee, assistant and VAR teams to reduce errors.
- The two-leg quarterfinal against Chivas is scheduled for Nov. 27 at Estadio Akron and Nov. 30 at Olímpico Universitario, with kickoffs at 20:00 and 19:00 local time.
- Chivas enter on a run of seven wins in eight league matches, and Larcamón remains unbeaten against Guadalajara in prior postseason meetings.