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Dec 27, 2023, 1:00 PM EST
The UNAM Pumas They have not been able to return to being that winning team of yesteryear. The Mexican team has tried it in multiple possible ways. However, Rafa Puente Jr. hinted that the board helps its coaches depending on the poster they have.
Rafa Puente Jr. left the UNAM Pumas through the back door. The former Mexican striker was appointed as the club’s coach in October 2022 and 5 months later he left office. The former coach of the Juárez Braves only directed 12 games in which they won 3 games, tied 2 and lost 7.
However, the young Mexican coach revealed some problems that he had to face during his time as a coach. Rafa Puente Jr. assured that the club, during its process, He did not have the capacity to hire a low-level Mexican football player.
“I say it with complete frankness and as it was. In Pumas there was no way they could bring me a reinforcement from the Expansion League because there was no budget“said Rafa Puente Jr. in statements compiled by Fox Sports.
With the “Turkish” comes the budget
Rafa Puente Jr. hinted that, during Antonio Mohamed’s trial, there was trust. The money for transfers that there was not during his cycle on the bench, If he magically appeared with “Turco” on the UNAM Pumas bench.
“They decide to dispense with the project, cut it, Mohamed arrivesand I insist, it is not Mohamed’s fault, there was not a peso and suddenly Licha Magallán, Nathan Silva, Rodrigo López, Ergas, Tabó and Toro Fernández. Sorry, but here, in China, Germany and Russia, a squad with six additions changes completely because in addition to those six, five undisputed starters“said the former coach of the University team.
Antonio Mohamed did have better results on the UNAM Pumas bench. With signings in his pocket, The “Turco” left a balance of 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses in 29 matches coached.
However, the Argentine strategist left the UNAM Pumas board in a bad light. After receiving all the support from the leadership, support that Rafa Puente Jr did not have, “Turco” decided to leave the club’s bench after 260 days since his arrival. Due to personal issues, Antonio Mohamed stepped aside and Gustavo Lema remained in office.
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