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Guillermo Almada would not have the Brazilians Dourado and Vinicius in his plans in America

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By Edgardo Avelar

Brazilians Rodrigo Dourado and Vinicius Lima would head the list of casualties of the America for the next Apertura 2026 tournament, according to the plans in the new Águilas project under the command of the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, who took over from the Brazilian André Jardine.

Waiting for the Americanist leadership headed by businessman Emilio Azcárraga Jean makes the casualties of the two Brazilians officialthe Americanists are also analyzing the departure of the Chilean Víctor Dávila and some other players to make way for several elements of the quarry that the Uruguayan strategist will move.

DOURADO AND VINICIUS LIMA DO NOT ENTER ALMADA PLANS???

According to David Medrano, part-time columnist, the América coach decided not to have the services of Brazilians Rodrigo Dourado and Vinicius Lima, who barely arrived at the club last semester? pic.twitter.com/hfYJEVR9ZE

— MedioTiempo (@mediotiempo) June 20, 2026

Of the three Brazilians that América hired last semester, only Raphael Veiga will continue in the Coapa squad due to his football conditions and because he believes that the Brazilian’s conditions will be able to help him the team to recover the privileged place it has in the history of Mexican soccer.

América is analyzing whether to lend both players to Puebla, a squad that has requested the support of the Americanists for its project for the next championship and It will be up to the players to consider whether they agree to defend the colors of the strip team.

Rodrigo Dourado played a total of 1,738 official minutes wearing the Membership América shirt during the semester of his participation, without having been a prominent player in coach Jardine’s scheme, coming from Atlético San Luis.

While Vinícius Lima played a total of 17 official matches and added 416 minutes on the court during his time with Membership América. The Brazilian midfielder, who joined the Águilas on loan from Fluminense FC To cover the loss of Álvaro Fidalgo, he distributed his activity in the following tournaments.

He played 13 games (11 in the regular phase and 2 in the Liguilla), accumulating 353 minutes where he managed to score a goal against Mazatlán and provide an assist against Puebla. also suffering an express expulsion against Tigres.

With these losses, two places will be opened for players not trained in Mexico, although there are still no versions indicating which players could fill them. given that the team is working in Spain during the preseason.

DOES NOT ENTER PLANS
Rodrigo Dourado is not part of Almada’s plans and that is why he did not travel to Spain with América
Also Brazilian Lima is in the same situation. pic.twitter.com/XnRlUOzsy2

— david medrano felix (@medranoazteca) June 20, 2026

America is also waiting for the end of the World Cup to find out if Brian Rodríguez and Israel Reyes are still on the teamespecially since offers are expected from Europe for the services of both players who had generated interest in the old continent.

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