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Pumas goalkeeper Gil Alcalá nearly lost his mind with Austin FC fans

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By Edgardo Avelar

27 Jul 2024, 23:29 PM EDT

The spiral of frustration and shame that it generated the defeat of the UNAM Pumas against Austin FC At the start of both teams’ Leagues Cup campaign, things went even further when Gil Alcalá, the Mexican team’s second goalkeeper, was on the verge of coming to blows after responding to the taunts and provocations that the fans of the American team made them during the actions of said match.

Known for having a very explosive character, the aforementioned goalkeeper could not stand the moment of celebration and provocations that several followers of the American team incurred on the side of the bench of the Pumas of the UNAM, as revealed by a video circulating on social media, in which fans are seen getting angry at the goalkeeper, but he is the only player who responds to them.

The matter was of greater sorrow, but the UNAM coach himself, the Argentine Gustavo Lema and some teammates went to calm the aforementioned goalkeeper who was quite upset by the provocations ofand the fans who did not hesitate to celebrate the surprise victory of Austin FC, almost in the Mexicans’ faces.

Alcalá has been involved in this type of unsportsmanlike incidents, as he is a player with little tolerance and does not allow fans to exaggerate in their complaints or mockery against them when the results have not accompanied them, Just as it happened in the last tournament in a duel against Toluca, where the aforementioned goalkeeper also had words with the feline fans who criticized their poor performance.

As you may recall, this Friday the UNAM Pumas gave a poor performance on the field, making it palpable how the feline squad disdained the Leagues Cup tournament, where teams from the Liga MX participate. and Major League Soccer (MLS), where once again Mexican teams demonstrate that participating in this tournament does not suit them at all.

Puebla, Puebla, September 22, 2023. , during the match of day 9 of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the BBVA MX League, between Club Puebla and the Pumas of the UNAM, held at the Cuauhtémoc stadium. Photo: Imago7 / Mireya Novo
Gil Alcalá, the Pumas’ substitute goalkeeper, was very close to coming to blows with some Austin FC fans, as a consequence of the felines’ defeat in the Leagues Cup against the North American team.
Credit: Mireya Novo | Imago7

Even Pumas could not beat or tie a team that played with ten men for almost 60 minutes of the match and ended up being defeated. after Mexico’s forward Guillermo Martínez missed the penalty that could have tied the game.

Austin FC’s winning goals were scored by Alexander Ring, Gyasi Zardes and Sebastián Driussi, while for the Pumas Ali Avila and Guillermo Martinez scored in a duel in which Osman Bukari was expelled by the Americans.

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