The former Real Madrid coach spoke for the first time about taking over the Eagles bench
Santiago Solari, The new coach of America, spoke for the first time about his arrival on the Águilas bench, which was announced last Tuesday. The Argentine strategist said he was grateful and enthusiastic for the opportunity to lead azulcrema, but above all he underlined the name of the institution, because he classified it as the homeland of football.
“It is a great joy to be able to work in a club with an overwhelming history and a name that seeks both hope and opportunity: America, the home of football, you could say,” he said in an interview with TUDN.
“Thank you, it is a wonderful opportunity and I look forward to being there, I am very excited, so thank you at the beginning. It is a country where football is lived with such intensity that for all of us who love this sport it is a great opportunity and an honor ”.
On Tuesday, America announced that Santiago Solari will be responsible for commanding Águilas during Guard1anes 2021, following the departure of Miguel Herrera after falling in the quarterfinals against Chivas, in addition to being eliminated in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League against LAFC.
Solari will return to the bench after two years, as the last and only team he led was Real Madrid, between 2018 and 2019, when he delivered a number of 22 victories, two draws and eight losses.
The azulcrema team is waiting for its coach, while doing pre-season work at the Coapa facilities on Tuesday, when they presented themselves at the relevant medical examinations.
The Argentine strategist will make his debut on the Aguilas bench on Saturday, January 9, the day he will host Atlético de San Luis, in a duel scheduled for 21:00 on the Azteca stadium.
Santiago SolariDuring his time as a player, he played in Mexican football with Atlante, the team with which he played in the Club World Cup.
The Argentine came to Aztec football for the 2009 Apertura, after spending a year in San Lorenzo in his country. With Colts he started on August 8, 2009 and 18 days later he started as a scorer with a goal against Querétaro
In that semester he participated in all the commitments in the tournament, 13 of them as a starter, in which he scored three goals under the technical leadership of Jose Guadalupe Cruz.
At the end of the year he was at the Club World Cup. He was included in the starting eleven for his debut against Auckland City, which they defeated 3-0. He repeated in the starting box in the 3-1 defeat against Barcelona and entered the exchange against Pohang Steelers for third place, where, despite the fact that Solari hit from eleven steps, the Mexican team fell.
His activity decreased for the Bicentennial in 2010, in which he was in 12 matches and recorded a score, just like in Atlas.
Opening 2010 confronted her René Isidoro Garcia as a strategist for Atlante, but played only four duels and scored a goal against Santos. His last game in the MX League was on August 28, 2010 against San Luis, on the sixth date of that contest.
He left the Colts to sign with Peñarol de Uruguay, a team with which he closed his boots in 2011. He started his coaching career in 2013 in the lower categories of Real Madrid, but from now on he will be responsible for directing. meringue star pattern.