Why does André Jardine favour Igor Lichnovsky over Ramón Juárez? | OneFootball

Igor Lichnovsky joined Club América at the last minute in the mid-2023 transfer market after being released by Tigres.

The Chilean defender arrived on a one-season loan, and his performance in the team was immediate. He became an undisputed starter and delivered several excellent performances, which contributed to América winning a Liga MX championship double.

Following those performances, the management decided to purchase his contract and sign him until 2027, but just when they did that, Igor suffered a ligament rupture, which sidelined him for a year, causing him to miss the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025.

His return to the field occurred when Ramón Juárez had already established himself as a starting defender, so many thought Igor would be a substitute or even leave the team. However, André Jardine surprised everyone by placing Igor Lichnovsky as a starter instead of Ramón.

This generated a lot of criticism, but it was Jardine himself who confessed that he holds Igor in high regard, due to his leadership and importance in the championship double.

After those statements, Igor got injured again, missing several matches, and Ramón regained the starting position until the start of the playoffs.

Just for the first leg of the quarterfinals against Monterrey, André decided that Igor would take Ramón's place again, and unfortunately, it backfired as Lichnovsky had a poor game and even contributed with an own goal.

We'll see what happens for the second leg; normally, Ramón Juárez would return to the starting lineup, but we won't know until tomorrow.

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