Alex Padilla is the alternative for the Mexican goal with inspiration from Guillermo Ochoa

The Mexican team is not going through its best moments at the moment. In the Copa America, Jaime Lozano proposed a generational changebut the results were not very good. One of the positions without an owner is the arch. The “heir” to Guillermo Ochoa’s throne could be Alex Padillaa player who has Memo as a reference.

The Mexican bow still has no owner. For many years Guillermo Ochoa was the main candidate to defend El Tri’s goal. After poor performances in Italy and at 39 years of age, a replacement is being sought for the 2026 World Cup.

Alex Padilla emerged as a great alternative to Javier Aguirre. The Aztec goalkeeper has had the opportunity to see minutes in LaLiga of Spain with Athletic Club de BilbaoThis is an important team in Spanish football that could give the young 21-year-old goalkeeper a good international experience.

“As everything goes very fast, as we have games every three days and suddenly Two weeks after my debut I am in Mexicobecause I am not yet fully aware of everything I am experiencing right now. The three of us are going to be prepared and whoever is chosen will give his all for this country and We will be ready to help the team at any time.“Padilla said in a video posted on the Mexican national team’s social media.

Guillermo Ochoa as a reference

Being so young, Alex Padilla has Guillermo Ochoa among his referencesa goalkeeper with whom he could share a locker room in case Javier Aguirre includes both of them in a call-up.

Alex Padilla recalled that His mother bought him shirts of the former goalkeeper of the Águilas del América. Among Memo’s traits that stand out is his bravery on the field.

“Since I was little, Memo Ochoa was one of those people who inspired me, and When I had the national team shirt on I always wanted them to put ‘Memo Ochoa’ behind me. I like that boldness, that courage on the field,” he recalled.

Alex Padilla has already played some games with the lower divisions of Mexico, but also with Spain. The goalkeeper of Athletic Club de Bilbao has just played his first two games with the Spanish first team. Padilla’s projection is good and Javier Aguirre can have in him a good goalkeeping solution for the 2026 World Cup.

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