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Pachuca, six-time winners of Concacaf’s biggest club competition, have the honor of hosting a regional final. But they’ve not played a competitive game since May 11, when they lost to Club América in the Liga MX Clausura quarterfinals on away goals.
Columbus shouldn’t expect cold feet from Pachuca, especially with Golden Boot leader Salomón Rondón (seven goals) leading an attack that also features Oussama Idrissi and Érick Sánchez. Rondón, a Venezuelan international, has nearly 40 Premier League goals and over 100 caps.
One more caution: Pachuca steamrolled Philadelphia, 6-0, in Leg 2 of their Round-of-16 series. That game was nearly three months ago, revealing how potent manager Guillermo Almada’s team can be at Estadio Hidalgo’s altitude.
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