The reason why Jardine no longer has confidence in Kevin Álvarez

He America club is in a sweet moment, because even though they had to suffer to eliminate the Pachuca in the quarterfinals of the Liga MXThe team of André Jardine came together to come back and show the public that the group is still strong.

Unfortunately, for Kevin Alvarez The message seems not to have been the same, as he suffered a direct blow to morale and confidence, since not only was he not considered to play a single minute, but also, in his place they placed a player who is not even accustomed to occupying the right side.

It was the 75th minute of the second leg and André Jardine He made two changes: Alejandro Zendejas left his place for Brian Rodríguez; while Ramón Juárez left to admit Salvador Reyes, lateral and winger on the left; However, the former Puebla entered to occupy the right back and move Israel Reyes to the center.

This completely erased Kevin Alvareznatural right-back, who saw how, once again, garden He preferred to enable another player to occupy his position. First it was Israel Kings and now it was Savior, both from different positions.

André Jardine has stopped counting on Kevin Alvareznot so much because of his presence on the La Trisecta podcast, but because of his performance with the America clubespecially after his erratic entry in the second leg of the Concachampionsalso against Pachuca.

Kevin Alvarez He stopped offering explosiveness on the right sector, especially on offense. Furthermore, the low security he provides in defense, both in marking and in the use of spaces, has left the 25-year-old completely unprotected.

The latest report available on the possible release of Kevin Álvarez comes from ESPNbecause according to César Caballero, the America He is open to listening to offers for the right back; However, its sale is not a priority and would only come out if it is a transaction that suits all parties.

It is worth remembering that Kevin it cost him America about 11 million dollars in the summer of 2023 and quickly adapted to the team and became one of the most influential players in the first half of his first tournament; However, pubalgia caused a notable drop in performance from which he has not been able to recover.

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