Pumas: The mark that Rafael Puente must overcome to save the tournament

 Pumas: The mark that Rafael Puente must overcome to save the tournament

             

The current coach of the feline team has never won more than seven games in a campaign since he began his career as a coach in Liga MX

MEXICO -- Rafael Puente del Río took command of the Pumas for six months. The Mexican strategist came to the Auriazul bench in November 2022 to face the Clausura 2023 and get Pumas out of the sporting hole in which he was involved.

With Puente del Río in command , the cats have two wins, two draws and four losses so far this season. The Mexican has nine games left to go and with the intention of saving the campaign and entering the playoffs, he must reach his best record of games won since he led the Liga MX .

This Friday, Pumas will clash against Mazatlán at the Kraken Stadium, a duel that you can follow on ESPN on Star+ . In Sinaloan lands, the national helmsman will seek his third victory in the campaign and approach that barrier that has seven games won in a semester, his all-time high.

La carrera de Puente del Río como entrenador inició con Lobos BUAP. A los licántropos los llevó de la entonces Liga de Ascenso MX a la Liga MX de 2016 a 2017 y entonces comenzó su aventura por la primera división.

En su primera campaña, el Apertura 2017, misma que fue de ensueño, consiguió siete victorias, dos empates y ocho derrotas. Aquella marca ha sido su mejor registro de victorias, mismo que empató un año después, en el Apertura 2018, aunque ya con los Gallos Blancos de Querétaro. Ese año tuvo siete victorias, cinco empates y cinco derrotas.

So, Puente del Río has not achieved more than seven wins in a campaign as a strategist in Liga MX . In the rest of his time with Lobos BUAP , Gallos Blancos , Atlas and now Pumas , the Mexican has not exceeded four victories in the highest category of Mexican football.

The Pumas coaching staff urgently needs a victory, not only because the cats need the points after adding five games in a row without winning, but also because the Puente del Río project may falter and the board will seek a plan B for the remainder of the season. Campaign.