Friday, September 20

Duel from height: Santiago Solari vs. The Basque Aguirre


An unprecedented duel in the MX League that generates many expectations

Duelo de altura: Santiago Solari vs. El Vasco Aguirre
Javier Aguirre and Santiago Solari.

Photo: Imago 7 / Getty Images / Impremedia

Day 2 of the Guard1anes Tournament 2021 will close with a high level between Monterrey and America , where strategists Javier Aguirre and Santiago Solari will be the protagonists.

The game between Águilas and Rayados has high expectations when measuring two strategists with extensive experience in Europe.

And for the first time, El Vasco will face Club América since he returned to Mexico; team in which he debuted as a professional player in 1979.

Javier Aguirre vs Santiago Solari

Vasco has been a true globetrotter since he became technical director . The technical director has trained Atlante, Pachuca, the Mexican National Team, Osasuna, Atlético de Madrid, Zaragoza, Espanyol, the Japan National Team, Al-Wahda from the United Arab Emirates, the Egyptian national team, Leganés and now Rayados.

However, his brightest and most remembered era was with Osasuna and later with Atlético de Madrid, a team he put in the Champions League after 10 years of absence from the prestigious tournament.

Javier Aguirre was already champion in the Mexican league with Pachuca, whom he led to the championship in the Winter 1999. His great performance put him as technical director of the Mexican National Team.

The experience, style and character of Vasco Aguirre is known to all, in fact, many fans of America would like to see him in the cream blue bench.

Javier Aguirre vs Santiago Solari, unprecedented confrontation in any league on the American continent with ex-DT’s of Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, in case one more ingredient was needed !!!!

– Paco Gabriel de Anda (@ PacoGabriel_5) January 15, 2021

On the other side will be Santiago Solari, who, although he does not have vast experience as a strategist, has the support of having directed Real Madrid between 2018 and 2019.

El Indiecito also directed in the i under Real Madrid , debuted in the season 2013 – 14 in the second cadet team, and in that campaign he was champion.

For the season 2014 – 15, trained the first team of cadets and returned to get the championship. In the season 2015-16, led the second youth team, taking the title again .

Solari debuted with the first team on 31 October 2018 in the Quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, which they won 4-0 against Melilla. At the end of that same year he was crowned in the Club World Cup, but the 10 March 2019 he was fired from the merengue club.

In total, Santiago Solari directed 32 matches with Real Madrid, of which he won 22, tied two and lost eight.

Related: Solari may be with America before Monterrey, he already has his work visa

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