By Wilson Florez
The UNAM Pumas were on the verge of obtaining the Closing 2026 of the MX League. Cruz Azul took the title, but the work of Efraín Juárez was recognized. However, in the midst of doubts about the continuity of Juárez, The UNAM Pumas board would now analyze its next strategist.
Efraín Juárez has left very good records with the Auriazul team. The Mexican strategist took the reins of the UNAM Pumas in March 2025. Since then Juárez has directed 60 matches from the bench of the Aztec team. Juárez maintains a steadiness of 24 wins, 19 draws and 17 losses.
Although he does not have such outstanding numbers, Efraín Juárez has shown that he can be a winning strategist. In his first experience in Colombia, The Mexican coach won a double with Atlético Nacional. With the Pumas he stayed at the gates of his third trophy in just over two years
Juárez’s good performance in Clausura 2026 has put him on the radar of some clubs in Europe. The Mexican himself has confirmed these links. The Aztec coach has not taken on a project in Europe as a head coach. In this sense, A proposal from the Old Continent could end his time with the Pumas.
Given the uncertainty about the future of Efraín Juárez’s project in the UNAM Pumas, the managers of the Aztec team would already be moving in the market The selected coach would be Guillermo Almada.
“Given the possible departure of Efraín Juárez, the Pumas board would have already set to work to find his replacement and the name of Guillermo Almada has begun to be heard to take the reins of the team, so he would return to Liga MX after his time at Proper Oviedo,” reports the Heraldo Deportes report.
Almada’s most recent trial was with Spain’s Proper Oviedo. The Uruguayan strategist could not meet the goal of the Grupo Pachuca team: keep Oviedo in the first division. The Uruguayan coach directed 22 games in the season and left a steadiness of 4 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses.
However, Guillermo Almada is a proven coach in Mexican soccer. The Montevideo-born strategist has directed more than 250 games on the bench of Liga MX teams. This is one of the reasons why Membership America would also have it on their wish list.
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