The best and worst of Pumas in 2022: key moments and key dates

2022 will be a year that cougars You want to forget it as soon as possible. Although there was a lot of enthusiasm in the beginning and the results were good, little by little the team went into a free fall until it hit rock bottom in the Apertura tournament. The goal for the Felines in 2023 is to put the bad results behind them and return to prominence in the MX competition.

In TARGET Here’s a summary of what happened to the Auriazules this year:

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Return to international tournaments

Thanks to the second place in the Guardianes 2020 tournament, the cougars They returned to international competition when they won the Conca champions 2022. In this competition, after leaving the final, they managed to sneak into the final Saprissa, New England Revolution Y Blue Cross.

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loss to Seattle

In the grand final of the Concaf Champions Leagueuniversity students were outnumbered by Seattle Sounders, who won 3-0 on American soil after saving the tie in the first leg at the Olímpico Universitario. This defeat ended the Mexican clubs’ hegemony in the tournament, which they had won without a break since 2006.

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Humiliated in Resit

Days after the heavy blow conca championsthe Auriazules faced the rematch of the MX competition. His rival was Chivas at Akron Stadium, beating them a resounding 4-1 to eliminate them from Clausura 2022.

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Departure from Talavera and Mozo

As part of an internal restructuring, there were deviations from the University club facing the second semester, being the most outstanding Alfredo Talavera Y Alan Mozo, two references and indisputable headlines. Tala went to the Bravos de Juárez as a free agent, while the winger was sold to Guadalajara.

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Signing Dani Alves

For the Opening 2022, cougars has made a significant investment by players like Gustavus Del Prete Y Edward Salvio; However, whoever stole the reflectors was Daniel Alves. The Brazilian had left the ranks of Barcelona months ago and the Felinos convinced him to come to Mexican football.

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thrashed in Barcelona

Those from UNAM were invited to compete for the trophy Joan Camper against him Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium, a setting that also served to pay homage alven. The team’s illusion quickly collapsed with three early goals and they were eventually thrashed 6–0 by the Culés.

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Horror opening 2022

cougars it was the big disappointment of the tournament Opened 2022 by the reinforcements arriving at the institution. They only managed to win two games throughout the competition and failed to even qualify for the rematch.

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defeats against the greats

Another point that the university’s failure in the Opened 2022 would fall against the other major teams in the MX competition. Pedregal’s lost 3-0 America3-1 with Chivas and 2-1 with Blue Cross.

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Goodbye Lillini

After two years as technical director, Andres Lillini left the Blue and Gold squad. The Argentine took command in mid-2020 to replace him Michel Gonzalez and took the Universitarios to two finals: one of MX competition and one from Concacaf, but couldn’t win one.

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Rafa Puente assumes command

After failing to reach agreement with the Tuca Ferretti nor with Jamie Lozano, cougars bet on Raphael river bridge as a new coach. His arrival caused annoyance among fans, due to the poor results he achieved in his previous experiences with Querétaro and León.