The Chivas manager says the team will be able to live without the striker for a match after he was sent off after the Clasico Tapatio.

Chivas will be without Erick "Cubo" Torres when it faces Leon on Sunday, but manager Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre says the team will cope without its up-and-coming forward.

Torres was sent off in the weekend's 1-1 draw with rival Atlas for directing comments at the officials after the match.

"There's a sanction against Cubo, and we're going to adapt to it," de la Torre said in a news conference Tuesday.

Set to join the Houston Dynamo after Chivas' Clausura campaign closes, Torres has seen little league action but has scored three goals in the Copa MX run that has the Guadalajara outfit in the final. Torres' omission from the starting lineup has drawn criticism from fans and pundits who point to the pair of goals he scored in 30 minutes to give Chivas a 2-1 win against Puebla, which, like Chivas, is looking to avoid relegation.

While Chivas appears to be safe from the drop this year, de la Torre knows his team will also fight to stay in the top division next year. Liga MX uses a percentage table to determine which team is sent down, taking matches from six consecutive tournaments into account.

"The theme of the percentage table doesn't end this tournament," de la Torres said. "We've gotten closer but still have to keep going until we've completed the oblective. The team has been up and down and we're trying to be strong across all lines to jump out of the relegation picture."

Torres entered the Clascio Tapatio in the 72nd minute, only his second appearance since the double against Puebla, and didn't attempt a shot.

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