By Edgardo Avelar
Amaury Vergara, owner of Chivas de Guadalajara, was the first to react to the breach of an agreement of the owners’ assembly of the national coach Javier “Vasco” Aguirre and will not allow the players of the “Rebaño Sagrado” to report to the Mexico selection.
36 days before Mexico’s debut in the 2026 World Cup against South Africa, a severe crisis has been generated by “Vasco” Aguirre himself when granting permission to Alexis Vega and Jesús Gallardo to play this Wednesday with Toluca in the second leg semifinal of the Concachampions against LAFC, when the agreement generated between the team owners was that no team could use the players from the group stage and the twelve called up should report this Wednesday, May 6 at the High Performance Center.
Agreements are valid only when all parties respect them. I instructed the Sports Directorate that our players report to the club facilities tomorrow.
— Amaury Vergara Z. (@Amauryvz) Might per chance 6, 2026
But the big surprise came from the national strategist himself when he responded positively to the request of the Toluca board that he could use tonight at the Nemesio Diez stadium against the squad. angelina under the argument that the match is not part of the league for the Mexican soccer title.
This decision brought unfavorable consequences for the national team, pChivas fulfilled the agreement to the letter by not using Raúl “Tala” Rangel, Luis Romo, Brian Gutiérrez, Roberto Alvarado and Armando González at the start of the league last Saturday against Tigres, where they were defeated 3-1 and are against the wall.
Toluca also respected the agreement in the league by not using Vega and Gallardo against Pachuca, but when trying to find a correct solution with the gaps in the agreement, they asked permission for both players, Instead of reporting to the Tricolor, play against LAFC with the authorization of the Tricolor coach, “Vasco” Aguirre.
Amaury Vergara’s position
Vasco Aguirre’s decision had a very disastrous responsebecause after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Amaury Vergara broke with the Mexico team by publishing on his official account of the social network
Tremendous statement that makes the panorama in the Mexican team red hot on the eve of the World Cup and that leaves in a bad light what he declared in recent days that the national team’s know-how is given priority over the Concachampions matches and even stated the dates of the matches and recognized that the agreement was approved by all parties.
Now he comes out with this decision that simply shows that he is not properly connected to his position, despite the experience of two World Cups and where it was thought that he did not allow himself to be pressured by the teams.
Continue reading:
– “Vasco” Aguirre breaches the pact with Liga MX and grants permission to Toluca players
– “Chivas has to be champion”: the guideline set by the owner Amaury Vergara
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