The Uruguayan will help free up an NFM spot in America, the same thing that happened with Tigres and Lichnovsky a few years ago
The latest player transfers between America y Tigers They have generated conversation in the Mexican soccer environment. Both institutions made two specific movements that sparked debate among fans and the media, mainly due to the context in which they were carried out and the needs that each club sought to resolve.
The first movement that attracted attention occurred in the summer market towards Apertura 2023. America had the need to sign a new central defender and the Tigers they needed to get rid of Igor Lichnovskywho was not part of the plans for coach Robert Dante Siboldi.
For weeks, the Coapa board tried, without success, to sign someone who would cover the needs and characteristics requested by coach André Jardine. In parallel, Tigres was looking to transfer the Chilean central defender.
Igor Lichnovsky was an important piece of Tigers during the first half of the year, but he had a bad relationship with Siboldi, which came from their time at Cruz Azul.
The operation was completed in the last hours of the market. America y Tigers They agreed to the loan of the Chilean Igor and this movement caused the UANL squad to release a “Not Trained in Mexico” quota, for a player who would not have participation, after having worked separately from the squad for several weeks.
This movement found correspondence in the current winter market with the transfer of Rodrigo Aguirre a Tigers.
America needed to free up a “Not trained in Mexico” position to advance the arrival of Raphael Veiga, a Palmeiras offensive player who is liked by André Jardine, and thereby solve the problem of the goal generation they have had in Clausura 2026, where they have not scored in the first three days.
The Coapa team had contemplated transferring Víctor Dávila or Igor Lichnovsky; However, the player who came out is Rodrigo Aguirre. The Uruguayan forward arrived at América a year and a half ago, and in three tournaments, he recorded 16 goals in 58 games, numbers higher than those he had in his time with Monterrey.
Why do these movements generate controversy?
The outputs of Igor Lichnovsky and Rodrigo Aguirre They were transfers that responded to the strategic needs of both clubs and that have been associated with the relationship maintained by the directors of America and Tigersa connection that goes back more than a decade.
Mauricio Culebro trained and grew as a manager in Americaat the same time that Santiago Baños was a technical assistant during Miguel Herrera’s first stage at the head of the first team.
In this position, both began to forge their relationship, which grew over the years and both rose in positions of power. While Santiago Baños was already sports president, Mauricio Culebro held the position of vice president of the club and later became operational president.
