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Pitch perfect - an interview with the Facility and Turf Manager at Estadio Chivas

“There are three things you need for soccer. A field, a ball, and the players. If one of those is out of balance, it will create a problem.”

Jose Maria Aldrete Gonzalez is perhaps the most important man in Sunday’s Liga MX Final between Chivas de Guadalajara and UANL Tigres that you’ve never heard of. Aldrete is the Facility and Turf Manager at Estadio Chivas, and it’s his job to make sure the pitch is in perfect condition.

Aldrete is “I love soccer too. Chivas has always been my team, and there’s three things that I really love in one side - soccer, architecture, and Chivas, so it was the perfect job for me.