The best and worst of Chivas in 2022: key moments and important dates

2022 was a year of many contrasts for the Chivas, because they had very dark moments and others of brightness where they thrilled their fans. During this time, there were many movements seeking solutions to try and break the five-year drought without winning Liga MX.

In TARGET We bring you an overview of these events:

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Complicated start

Commanded by Marcelo Michel Leanothe Chivas They had a complicated start in the Clausura 2022 where the irregularity prevented them from positioning themselves in the Liguila area and everything pointed to adding a failure to their record.

Marcelo Michel Leaño is fired

Given the poor results, Guadalajara’s board of directors resigned from the position of technical director Marcelo Michel Leanowho had previously replaced one tournament with Víctor Manuel Vucetich.

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The streak of Ricardo Cadena

Richard necklace, who was managing Tapatío’s subsidiary at the time, was promoted to the first team and posted a run of four consecutive wins, putting Rebaño Sagrado in Liguilla. In the closing stages, he threw out Pumas in the rematch, but fell to Atlas in the quarterfinals. Because it left a pleasant taste in the mouth, he was energized in office.

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Alexis Vega extends

After months of negotiations, the time has finally come Chivas agreement reached Alex Vega, to extend his contract with the club. The striker became the highest paid footballer in the history of the institution and signed until 2024.

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José Juan Macías injury

In the second half of 2022, the Rojiblancos lost Jose Juan Macias, who suffered a torn cruciate ligament during training. This injury knocked him out of the entire Apertura tournament and forced the Jalisco team to look for a new striker.

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Controversial signing of Santiago Ormeño

To cover the loss of JJ, in Chivas they searched for a ‘9’ and finally was the chosen one Santiago Ormeno. His arrival was surrounded by controversy, as in addition to the fact that his level with León had dropped over the past year, he was selected from Peru and despite being of Peruvian and Mexican nationality, many fans felt that the team’s tradition was being betrayed.

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Eliminated in the rematch

The Opened 2022 It was very irregular for him. Guadalajarabut in the end they managed to qualify for the rematch, where they faced the Puebla. After saving the tie in extra time, the tie went to penalties and Chiverío was beaten by La Franja, eventually leading to the dismissal of Richard necklace.

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End of the Peláez era

After nearly three years as sports director, Richard Pelaez he stepped aside and tendered his resignation. With the Sacred Flock, the manager could not match the success he achieved in the past with América and Cruz Azul, with which he managed to win championships.

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Hierro and Paunovic lead a new project

Amaury Vergaraowner of the Chivasentrusted the sports management to the Spaniards Fernando Hierrowho has extensive experience in this field. His first big decision was to adopt Veljko Paunovic as a new coach.

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The return of Victor Guzman

After their eventful and short-lived return in 2020, the Chivas they signed again Victor Guzmanthat wants to be a benchmark in the tournament Closure 2023. Within the negotiations, the Guadalajara He said goodbye to Jesús Angulo, who now belongs to León.