Pachuca and the year of transformation to win Concacaf Champions Cup

Pachuca and the year of transformation to win Concacaf Champions Cup
Pachuca and the year of transformation to win Concacaf Champions Cup

The team disbanded after winning the Apertura 2022 title and went through a metamorphosis on a sporting level.


Pachuca was proclaimed champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup this Saturday after beating Columbus CrewHowever, to reach this result, the Tuzos underwent a transformation in one year, with the release of 24 players and the signing of 13, in addition to Guillermo Almada debuting 23 youth players.

Pachuca It was dismantled after the Apertura 2022 championship, after beating Toluca. Of that squad that won the title, the Tuzos were sold to Nicolás Ibáñez, Víctor Guzmán and Miguel Tapias. To make up for these losses, they hired Cristian Arango, Fernando Ovelar and Enzo Martínez; All of them are no longer part of the club.

With those movements, Pachuca He faced the Clausura 2023, in which Julio Pérez made his debut. Los Tuzos were in fifth position in the general table, which led them to play the reclassification, an instance in which they lost against Santos in the penalty round.

The biggest transformation he underwent Pachuca It occurred in the summer market prior to Apertura 2023. They lost 14 players: Enzo Martínez, Oscar Murillo, Oscar Ustari, Jesús Trindade, Fernando Ovelar, Paulino de la Fuente, Romario Ibarra, Avilés Hurtado, Miguel Herrera, Fernando Álvarez, Mauricio Isaís, Cristian Arango, Luis Chávez and Kevin Álvarez.

In that market, Pachuca He added six elements, among them the incorporation of Oussama Idriss, essential for the Concacaf Champions Cup, in addition to Sergio Barreto and Celso Ortiz, who remain in the ranks of the Tuzos, as well as David Terans, Lucas Di Yorio and Byron Castillo. , footballers who are no longer in the Hidalgo club.

That Apertura 2023, in which the Tuzos debuted Emilio Rodríguez, Jorge Berlanga, Elías Montiel, Owen González and Alexei Domínguez, Pachuca He did not even advance to the Play In, after finishing in eleventh position with 22 units.

The winter market, prior to Clausura 2024, was key. In addition to the losses of Marino Hinestroza, David Terans, Lucas Di Yorio, José Castillo, Romario Ibarra, Antonio Figueroa and Illian Hernández, Nelson Deossa, Salomón Rondón, Luis Rodríguez, Andrés Micolta and Valentín Rodríguez arrived at the Tuzos.

In this semester, in addition to facing the Clausura 2024, in which Alán Bautista, Adrián Sánchez, Ari Contreras, José Eulogio, Sergio Aguayo, Tadeo Estrada and Pablo Saldívar debuted, they also had the Concacaf Champions Cup.

In the local tournament, Pachuca They reached the quarterfinal stage, where they were eliminated by América with a last-minute goal from Julián Quiñones, but in the Concacaf Champions Cup they managed to win the title after beating Columbus Crew after a transformation that cost them in sports for a year. , but which currently has the Tuzos in the 2025 Club World Cup.

 
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