With the return of the Chilean player Nicolás Castillo to Mexican football with the Rayos del Necaxa , the attacker disputed the match of Matchday 1 against Bravos de Juárez , after having been out of the calls of the America and after his time at Juventude de Brasil.
Although his return to Mexico had to wait until the minute 79 ′ Of the game, coach Pablo Guede gave the opportunity to reconnect with football, after years fighting to win a position due to his fitness and also due to a thrombosis that almost cost him his life.
Just on his return to the courts, Nico Castillo played his last game in Mexico on 18 January 2020, weeks before entering the mandatory confinement due to the COVID – 19. After that, he suffered a thrombosis that left him out of the field, until he was loaned out by the Águilas del América to Juventude from Brazil.
The lack of opportunities and his adaptation was not the best, causing the team coach to not take him into account for Brazilian football matches.
Now, with Necaxa it is expected to return to the expected level with the Pumas de la UNAM, a team that signed for the first time in Mexican soccer at the Clausura 2017.