Pumas, a new job in the face of 11 years of drought

The Pumas had their first training session of the Clausura 2023 at the CU stadium in a context of issues that cross the club. Early in the morning, the team president Leopoldo Silva and the Sports Vice President Miguel Mejía Barón spoke to the media about issues such as the case of the complaint against the Brazilian Dani Alves, the evaluation of the performance of the Mexican National Team after the World Cup in Qatar , the incorporation of Jesús Molina as the only reinforcement, the importance of placing players in Europe, among other issues.

One of the most commented on at the table was the management’s treatment of the complaint that Dani Alves is facing for an accusation of sexual assault in Spain. In this regard, they mentioned that they open first, the presumption of innocence as the investigation of the case proceeds. It was clarified that the player appears calm and committed to the contract that he still has with the team that expires at the end of the Clausura.

Alves was in training led by the new coach Rafael Puente, who has a contract for six months, and according to the results could be renewed. Pumas has to reverse the agonizing Apertura 2022 tournament, in which it was left without a repechage by placing 16th in the table, with 14 units and 21 goals in 17 days. The pressure of the club increases for another year, in which they already have 11 without being champions of Liga MX.

In a press conference, the Argentine Gustavo del Prete mentioned: “It is something that has been going on for many years and I don’t think I have to think about it. This is game by game, step by step, you have to go little by little. Hopefully at the end of the tournament we can be champions, I trust the squad and coaching staff we have. That does not weigh on us (drought), because we want to work to be champions. The team has set out to be the protagonist and be able to qualify for the Liguilla. Last tournament it hurt us a lot not to qualify and I think we have to start working quietly, game by game”.

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