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Guillermo Almada It is so far the number one option to occupy the bench of the Mexican team what left Gerardo Martinoafter the failure in the Qatar World Cup 2022where the Tricolor team was eliminated in the Group Phase.
And despite the fact that the Uruguayan coach, current champion of the MX Leaguehas a contract with him Club Pachucathe President of the Hidalguense team, Armando Martinez Patino assured that in case the interest of the Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF)comes true and there is an offer, they will support Guillermo so that he fulfills his dream of managing a national team and with the possibility of experiencing a World Cup.
“We know that both local and international teams and national teams will always have an important alternative in Guillermo Almada and he will have our full support,” he said in an interview for halftimewhere he added that they will also support him in case he receives an offer from a European club.
“He talked to us and told us that I had the dream of going to a European team, a national team dream and of going to a World Cup. It was made very clear that if that opportunity came we were going to sit down and talk, and if by mutual agreement it was the best for him and us, we are going to support him”.
Martinez Patino said that so far they have had no communication with the fmf, and they are aware of the interest that exists for what has appeared in the media. He said that they are happy with him. great job that Almada has done in the tubesbut that they will be open to analyze any of these proposals.
“We have had no communication from the FMF. That does not mean that in the future it will not arrive. Now we don’t have anything solid Mexico And if something comes up tomorrow, we’ll discuss it with him.”
ALMADA’S CAREER AS A COACH
The Uruguayan strategist began his career on the bench in 2009 when he took over the reins tacuarembó of the First Division charrúa. From 2010 to 2015 he was the coach of the River Plate From Uruguay and from 2015 and 2019 he was hired by the Barcelona from Guayaquilwhere they won the league title in 2016.
In it 2019 came to Saints Lagoon and reached the 2021 Clausura Final, which he lost to Blue Cross. In it Closing 2022 signed with Pachucaqualified for the Final of that tournament and fell again, but this time against Atlas. He was champion in Opening 2022defeating in the Final the Red Devils of Toluca.
