Veljko Paunovic’s ideal eleven considering the signings he wants for the Tigers

We are almost fifteen days away from UANL Tigers and América face each other for the MX Super Cup, in what would be Veljko Paunovic’s debut as technical director of the Auriazul team.

It should be noted that the Serbian already knows what it means to win a tie against the Azulcremas, since in the Clausura 2023 tournament he left them out in the semifinal round, even though the second leg was played on the field of the legendary Azteca stadium.

And the normal thing is that Paunovic first meets the footballers, with whom he has been training for several days in the Riviera Maya, there is talk that he would already have prepared the list of possible signings that adapt to his style of play, among them which stand out Roberto Alvarado and the Chilean central defender Guillermo Maripán, who currently plays for Monaco in France, where he is also captain.

Assuming that the feline board grants Veljko Paunovic’s request and that they can free up at least one foreigner’s place, since they need it to be able to sign Maripán, this would basically be their ideal eleven:

Goalie: Nahuel Guzman

Defenses: Javier Aquino, Guido Pizarro, Guillermo Maripán and Jesús Garza

Holding midfielders: Rafael Carioca and Fernando Gorriarán

Offensive midfielders: Diego Lainez, Sebastián Córdova and Juan Brunetta

Forward: André-Pierre Gignac

In the middle of the week, Club Tigres de la UANL announced the incorporation of Óscar Ortega as the team’s physical trainer, this after the departure of Óscar Tojo, who signed for Porto, from Portugal.

Ortega has extensive experience in international football. He was part of the Uruguay National Team and spent more than ten years with Atlético de Madrid, where he was applauded for his wonderful work; He keys in times of glory for the colchoneros.

It is important to emphasize that one of the main missions of the current board is to rejuvenate the workforce without reducing quality. Ortega’s experience will help both the most veteran members of the team to stay at a good level, as well as young people like Marcelo Flores or Diego Lainez, who are still at a very good age to evolve their physical and football conditions.