By Wilson Florez
The Eagles of America are not going through the best moment at present. The azulcrema team was eliminated by the UNAM Pumas in the quarterfinals of the Closing 2026. The Concachampions remains a distant title for André Jardine. Given the uncertainty about its continuity, it is already beginning to emerge the name of Guillermo Almada.
André Jardine was an important piece for the Águilas del América in obtaining the three-time championship in Mexican soccer. But that azulcrema team is not the same one that qualified eighth for the 2026 Liguilla.
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André Jardine assures that this is not the best time to talk about his continuity, but he suggests that he wants to continue leading America and that is why he is at the disposal of the owner Emilio Azcárraga and the sports president Santiago Baños.
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Jardine acknowledged that his future in Membership America depends of the board’s decisions. However, the Brazilian strategist has been sought by several clubs throughout his process in the azulcrema team. From América they would have a second option for the Apertura 2026: Guillermo Almada.
“Now that the analysis has begun in América, after the elimination in Clausura 2026, one of the first decisions that must be made is whether André Jardine should continue leading the team. The first indications are that the Brazilian coach will be supported, but – just in case – the Águilas do not view the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada with bad eyes“, reports the portal In style Deportes.
Guillermo Almada is a respected coach in Mexican soccer. The Uruguayan strategist led a long project with the Tuzos of Pachuca. In fact, Almada played very good games for the azulcrema team. Almada’s Pachuca generally caused problems for Jardine’s América.
In June 2025, Guillermo Almada left Liga MX to face his first experience in Europe with the Accurate Valladolid in the second division of Spain. The Uruguayan strategist directed 19 games on the bench of the Spanish team and left a balance of 6 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.
But at the beginning of 2026 he changed his scene to sit on the Accurate Oviedo bencha club owned by Grupo Pachuca that was fighting not to be relegated from LaLiga. Guillermo Almada directed the second half of the season. In 19 games, the Uruguayan left a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses. Oviedo lost the category; Almada did not meet the objective.
In this sense, the 56-year-old Uruguayan strategist You could return to your comfort zone. Guillermo Almada has directed more than 250 games in Mexican soccer on the benches of Santos Laguna and Pachuca. Almada is a proven coach in Mexico and it would not be unreasonable for him to be in America’s portfolio.
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