On the eve of the 177th edition of the classic capital between America vs. Pumas, one of the icons of the university squad, Jorge Campos, ruled out that there is hatred against the Eagles and that in most confrontations there is rivalry, passion and desire to beat your adversary.

Campos highlighted in a commercial event for a sportswear brand that: “Rivalry is beautiful, but there is no 'hate' towards the adversary, “that's right, I think it happens for a reason and history leads them to form a classic and I think it's beautiful, it's the same, I never hated the teams because many reach that moment, it's the passion, but I liked facing those teams at home and away, the truth is that I enjoyed those moments and they are unforgettable”

The former World Cup goalkeeper for Mexico, who was accompanied by the Brazilian international Ronaldinho also said regarding the duel between Pumas and America that: “I always enjoyed those games, that rivalry that exists with those great teams, I'm speaking to you in general. "I liked it, I enjoyed it, we knew three things: you could lose, draw, or win. There are times when you win and you enjoy it, and you know that's what the people want, what they enjoy in those games. It's a reality that grows with each season, with each friendly match, and little by little you have that opponent who becomes the hardest thing for you, and if you want to win, I enjoyed it a lot, when it was like, 'We're going to finish them off, we're going to score, let's go.'"

Four decades of antagonism

So far, the advantage in this rivalry that dates back four decades favors America with 62 wins, 69 draws, and 45 losses. Memorable duels include the 1984-85 final where the so-called capital classic began when they went to a playoff game after two 1-1 draws at the Azteca Stadium and a 0-0 draw in a tragic game at Ciudad Universitaria where 19 people died and 59 were injured when they were crushed in tunnel 29 of the Olympic University Stadium.

The playoff duel took place at the Corregidora Stadium in Queretaro,where America ended up winning 3-0 with goals from Carlos Hermosillo and two from the Argentine Daniel Brailovsky, where a host of refereeing irregularities were generated by the controversial referee Joaquin Urrea, where he marked a penalty in favor of the Aguilas and then did not want to do it in favor of Pumas in a similar play.

The mistakes of Adolfo Rios in the 1987-88 final

All the negative incidents of that final increased the rivalry and as the number of Pumas fans grew, each game was taken as a matter of pride and identity. This had its second chapter in the 1987-88 season with a lamentable performance by goalkeeper Adolfo Rios who made serious errors so that America was crowned with a score of 4-1 with goals from Gonzalo Farfan on two occasions, Antonio Carlos Santos and Adrian Camacho.

The feline revenge in 1990-91

When it seemed that America had already generated a paternity in the final games over Pumas, the feline squad got rid of the malaria with the victory in CU 1-0 with a goal by Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti to leave the score 3-3 and crowned with the away goal after the Eagles had won at the Azteca.

Perhaps these are the most remembered games and where Campos participated in countless of them, generating this rivalry that has now stripped of the word hate.