By Edgardo Avelar
The directive of Santos Laguna He would have decided to play it safe to rebuild his organization by supposedly betting on Portuguese coach Renato Paiva, who threatened to lead the León FC and Toluca organizations to successto try to make the third chance the charm.
The above could be known through unofficial versions linked to the La Laguna team, which did not hesitate to negotiate with the European strategist with the intention of not failing in its decision, as has happened in recent years.
Renato Paiva returns to Mexican soccer ⚽🔙
César Luis Merlo reports that the Portuguese will be the new coach of Santos and will sign for two years 😇⚔💚
It will be his third team in Liga MX after León and Toluca ☝️📋 pic.twitter.com/NB6a8Uwmof
— AS México (@ASMexico) Can also simply 15, 2026
They even hope that Paiva does not bring the magic wand that will make them recover the shine of yesteryear, but rather a project capable of withstanding the moments of success and high points in the Mexican championshipwhere it is often very difficult to be a champion.
It will be in the next few hours when the board of directors of the Laguna region make the arrival of Paiva official, who will arrive again in Aztec football with the goal of achieving success as soon as possible and being able to regain the support of their fans.
The hiring of Paiva will be the return of the Portuguese coach to Liga MX, after his time for Botafogo and Fortaleza of Brazil will remain as free coach and with the option of negotiating with the Lagunera board led by Aleco Irarragorri.
So far it is assured that there is a verbal agreement between Paiva and Santos Lagunaso in the next few hours they will meet to finalize the official arrival to the technical direction of the Warriors, who have not played a league since the Apertura 2023 tournament.
In the carousel of projects such as that of the Uruguayan Pablo Repetto, Ignacio Ambriz, the Argentine Fernando “Tano” Ortiz, the Spanish Francisco Rodríguez and Omar Tapia They have not managed to regain the prominence that their fans demand.
It is also assured that the agreement would be for two years, but it is a fact that, if the results do not go with Paiva, the Lagunera board will not hesitate to operate the guillotine, especially because at all costs they want to regain prominence.
Renato Paiva took charge of León in the Apertura 2022, where he managed to place the emerald squad in seventh place with 22 points and although he was left out in the playoffs, He had differences with the managers and stepped aside.
By 2024, the Lusitanian led Toluca in the Clausura and Apertura tournamentsalthough in both, the Red Devils were left out in the quarterfinals after losing to the América team. It is said that he left the dreadful for the team that ultimately won twice.
Paiva later went on to coach Botafogo in the Club World Cup, where the Cariocas achieved a popular victory over PSG in the group stage, he had a stint in Brazilian football and is now preparing his return to Liga MX.
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