2023 Liga MX: América vs Chivas

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Overview

2023 Liga MX: América vs Chivas refers to the semi-final match to win the Liguilla of the Clausura 2023 tournament for the Liga MX, which became a trending topic in May 2023. The game ended with the Guadalajara (Chivas) team winning with a score of 3-1, leading to a series of memes about the Mexican team's defeat.

Developments

On May 21st, 2023, the semi-final of Liga MX 2023 occurred at the Akron Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico. The match between the Mexican teams América^[1] and Club Deportivo Guadalajara,^[2] often known as Guadalajara or as their nickname "Chivas," ended with Chivas' victory^[3] with a 3-1 final score. YouTube^[4] channel @TUDNMexico uploaded a video highlighting the goals of the match (seen below), garnering 86,000 views and 1,300 likes in a day.

Online Reactions

The elimination of the Mexican team América inspired a series of ironic memes on social media, mocking the team's defeat by their rival Chivas. For example, the official Twitter^[5] account of the @Chivas team uploaded a video celebrating the victory on May 22nd, 2023. The video (seen below) garnered 335,000 views and 17,400 likes in a day.

The rival team's fan page on Twitter,^[5] @sobrerinthians, posted a video mocking Flamengo's defeat. The post, uploaded on February 7th, 2023, received 120,100 views and 5,200 likes in one day (seen below).

Twitter^[6] user @VillasenorC_posted a Grand Theft Auto meme with the caption in Spanish "My mom: Who sold the house?" The post (seen below) garnered 2,100 likes and 410 retweets in a day.

Various Examples

#ClasicoNacional #Aztecazo Todo México viendo como Chivas le puso el sopapo de su vida al América en el Estadio Azteca: pic.twitter.com/nfYw0KQVON

— Chocomilk de Coco🧸🍫 (@chocomilkdecoco) May 22, 2023