Joselyn De la Rosa, the pendulum of Chivas Femenil. | OneFootball

A song says that to get there, you don't have to run, you just have to keep walking. That's what Chivas Femenil's has done in the 2025 Apertura, learning from the mistakes made in the first half of the tournament to find their best form ahead of the championship finale.

Antonio Contreras' team has two wins in a row, one of them very important in El Clásico de México, and will be looking to extend that positive momentum in Matchday 12 against Xolos. To do so, they will be able to rely on the work of Joselyn De la Rosa, who quietly gave a stellar performance in the Rojiblanca Capital.

'Choco' started against their archrivals, taking control of the midfield from the very first second. Accompanied by the compact block without the ball that the coach set up as part of his game plan, it was De la Rosa who stood out, with her impeccable reading of the opponent's passing game.

To begin with, her runs cut off options for progression and she recovered key balls to then pass to the best-positioned teammate. Even when she couldn't keep the ball, she found the exact moment to interrupt América's passing game, causing a second play.

Then, thanks to the intensity with which the Rebaño pressed the Águilas, De la Rosa jumped into the pressure on several occasions in search of the opponent's mistake, either to direct the flow towards the area where her teammates were already pressing the potential receivers, or to force a back pass that would give the team breathing space to readjust the pressure.

As if that weren't enough, Joselyn knows the opponent well, having played for the border team for three years, so she understands the mechanisms of several of her former teammates perfectly.

A win at the Jalisco Stadium will be key to Guadalajara's morale, as they can rely on having a guarantee in midfield defensively.

Joselyn De la Rosa's statistics in El Clásico de México

- 86 minutes played- 8,672 meters covered- 52 meters sprinted- 139 high intensity actions- 2 goal contributions- 9 successful passes in the opponent's half- 10 balls recovered- 6 balls recovered in contested situations- 75% effectiveness in 1-on-1 defense- 81% passing accuracy- 22 successful passes- 5 clearances