Rayados face tough opener rival in Chivas

The Estadio BBVA is ready to rock and roll tonight when Rayados open their season at home, receiving the ever beloved Chivas led by new head coach Veljko Paunovi\u0107 at 9:10 pm local time (CT). It’s the second of only two matches slated for today after the Atlas vs. Toluca match was PPD due to the Estadio Jalisco’s wretched pitch condition from the Copa por México preseason tournament use.

Since his second appointment as head coach, Víctor Manuel Vucetich is entering his third straight season with Rayados (second full one) and is looking to finally get them over the hump, with anything short of a championship deemed a failure for this high caliber club. Last season, a great run of results…