After the victory of Chivas about the Pachuca Tuzos in the Date 1 of the Closing Tournament 2026, Gabriel Milito spoke at a press conference and was questioned about the situation of Alan Pulido y Erick Gutierrezfor whom the board is looking for a team.
The Argentine coach was clear on this issue in the conference, stating that neither of the two elements will be considered for the 2026 Clausura Tournament and revealed that it was he who spoke with them to let them know his decision.
“In relation to the players who are not in the squad. We have spoken with everyone, the club and I personally with each of them; I explained the situation to them, as it should be, giving them my arguments as to why they were not going to continue.“, commented Gabriel Milito.
“Obviously, the player has two options, understand it or not understand it, but the decision was clear, it was firm, and we needed to produce these modifications that we made, always thinking about what was best for the club and also in some way thinking about what was best for the players who had to leave. We have been clear in the sense that they were going to start relegatedso I invited them in some way to provoke a departure to be able to go to another club and to have participation that perhaps they were not going to have with us,” he added.
It is worth mentioning that Erick Gutiérrez could continue his career in the Tuzos del Pachuca, since in recent days it has been mentioned that those of the Beautiful Airosa They are interested in his return, while with Alan Pulido there are still no offers for him because he does not want to reduce his salary.
What’s coming for Chivas in the 2026 Clausura Tournament?
After the victory against Tuzos del Pachuca, Club Deportivo Guadalajara will begin its participation to face this Tuesday, January 13, Braves of Juarezwithin the Date 2 of the 2026 Clausura Tournament, to be played on the court of the Benito Juárez Olympic Stadiumat 9:10 p.m., central time Mexico.
