Santiago Solari is already in Mexico

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Solari, 44, returns to Mexican football after 10 years

Santiago SolariAmérica’s new coach arrived in Mexico City at dawn on Jan. 1 to take part in the activity of the Eagles, who will begin their journey through Guard1anes 2021 in a few days. It is the Argentine strategist’s first chance to coach in Mexico.

“Good morning, to all fans of America, a very Happy New Year,” were the short words upon arrival in Mexico City.

Águilas’ Twitter account boasted the arrival, recalling his first words to the front of the team: “Santiago Solari is already in football country!”

Solari, 44, returns to Mexican football after 10 years. The Santa Fe native played for Atlante during the Apertura 2009, Clausura 2010 and Apertura 2010 in which he played 38 games and scored five goals in addition to his participation in the 2009 World Cup for Club.

Newell’s youth squad will make its debut as a quarterback in Mexico and will continue his coaching career, which has been on hiatus since 2019 as he led Real Madrid in 28 games, triumphing in 18, losing 2 draws and 8, in addition to winning World Cup. Clubs of 2018.

Santiago Solari began his career as a coach with the Real Madrid teams and was notable for his time with Castilla, leading in 86 games with a balance of 32 wins, 29 draws and 25 defeats.

The Argentinian takes on an America that fired Miguel Herrera on December 21 after the capital’s team was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Concacaf Champions League.

Herrera, Mexico coach in Brazil 2014, won the league titles with América in the Clausura 2013 and Apertura 2018, a fact that made the capital’s institution the most winning league championship in Mexico with 13, one more than Guadalajara.

In addition to being eliminated in the Concacaf tournament, Herrera and América were eliminated in the eight-best of the Apertura 2020 stage against Guadalajara, their maximum rival.

Solari must restore a selection led by Uruguayan striker Federico Viñas and World Cup goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

For the Clausura 2021 in which América will make its debut against San Luis on January 9, the Eagles added a reinforcement for the arrival of Solari: Mexican midfielder Mauro Lainez.

Santiago SolariIn his time as a player, he played in Mexican football with Atlante, a team with which he played the World Cup for clubs.

The Argentinian came to Aztec football for the 2009 Apertura, after spending a year with the San Lorenzo in his country. With the Colts, he made his debut on August 8, 2009 and 18 days later made his debut as a scorer with a goal against Querétaro.

In that semester, he participated in all tournament commitments, including 13 as a starter, in which he was under the technical direction of Jose Guadalupe Cruz.

At the end of the year he was at the World Cup for clubs. He was included in the starting eleven for their debut against Auckland City, a team they defeated 3-0. He repeated the 3-1 defeat against Barcelona in the starting section and came in the exchange against Pohang Steelers for third place, where despite the fact that Solari fell out of eleven steps, the Mexican team fell.

His activity declined for the 2010 Bicentennial, in which he played in 12 games and scored, as with Atlas.

The Apertura 2010 stood before him René Isidoro Garcia as a quarterback for Atlante, but he only played four games, scoring a goal against Santos. His last match in Liga MX was on August 28, 2010 against San Luis, on the sixth date of that match.

He left the Colts to sign with Peñarol de Uruguay, a team he hung up with in 2011. He started his coaching career in 2013 in the lower tiers of Real Madrid, but will be in charge of directing from now on. the stellar merengue template.

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