Ricardo La Volpe raises his hand to lead America and recalls his good results in the Cup: “Only Real Madrid beat me”

Less and less to go America are starting their preseason and everything seems to indicate that they will do it without the coach they want since their deadline was June 5th and they intended to sign Javier Aguirre before that day or Diego Alonsobut according to rumors, the first priority is to stay in Spain, and there is no progress with the second, either Gerardo Martino was expelled a few hours ago. And it seems like the board doesn’t want anyone below that, so everything indicates we’ll have to wait a little longer for the creamy blue romance to end and have a happy ending for all of its fans.

While all this wave of speculation is sweeping through Mexican football, in the sports environment Ricardo La Volpefamous DT in Coapa He raised his hand to get the crew’s attention and practically said that he would accept with his eyes closed if he was offered the helm.

In an interview with As newspaper, Bigoton expressed nostalgia and emotion for the team he led in 1996 and the 2016-17 campaign and reminded the board of directors that he has a very good record for a promotion.

“How can I not take him (to America)! This is the team in which I participated in the first championship in 2016, I finished undefeated, no one beat me in 90 minutes. We lost the Cup semi-final on penalties and I lost the final against Tigres. There was no team that beat me in 90 minutes, not even Atlético Nacional beat me. the only team that beat me was Real Madrid.”, he recalled.

Subsequently, the coach who made the champion Atlantic in 1993, which led to mexican team To win the Gold Cup in 2003, he explained that his departure from America was because they didn’t strengthen the team the way he wanted, and that he felt it was unfair that the next DT received 9 reinforcements, which is a sign that that the team did not perform.

“Then the team needed to be strengthened, it is not strengthened, they don’t take me either, and then you see that nine players are brought to the next coach, so if you bring nine players, then it’s not so much the fault of the coach. ,” He said.

Finally, La Volpe explained that America was not looking for him and he knows this for sure because he is currently his own representative, which he sees as an advantage in the negotiations.

“I know that this is a different time, because the leader was always looking for me, in America itself, when I sat down with Culebro, Romano and Pelaez, I went alone; Now, without a representative, there is no verse that deceives the leaders,” he concluded.

It should be noted that Ricardo La Volpe adds 4 years without managing a first division teamsince his last experience as a DT was at the Clausura 2019 tournament, in which the Red Devils remained on the coast and did not qualify for the quarterfinals, as they were in 9th position in the overall table and only the top 8 received a ticket to the Fiesta Grande.