“Turkish Mohamed’s Positive Record Against America: Can Pumas Continue their Evolution?”

MEXICO — Anthony Mohammed will experience his first Capitalino Classic as technical director of the Pumas. This Saturday, the ‘Turco’ and the cats will visit the America with the clear goal of getting the three units that keep them in repechage positions.

Mohamedas a strategist in the Liga MX, has past with Morelia, jaguars, Veracruz, Only, America y Monterrey. The balance they have against the Eagles is positive, so the fans of the university team are excited about getting a good result this weekend at the Coloso de Santa Úrsula.

In total, there are 20 occasions that Mohamed collided as a coach against America. Curiously, Pumas He is the rival with whom he has held the most duels with 23 games, followed by tigers with 22, then Santos with 21 and Pachuca con 20.

Of those 20 matches against the feathered, the ‘Turco’ Mohamed He has a total of eight wins, seven draws and only five losses, a very positive balance against the Coapa team, the same with which he was champion of the Liga MX at the Opening 2014.

The most scandalous defeat he suffered against America was introduced when he managed Morelia in 2004. His team lost 3-6 in the Morelos Stadium after the triplets achieved by Reinaldo Navia and Cuauhtémoc Blanco, while Carlos Morales and Rafael Márquez Lugo discounted for the home team, with a double.

The rest of the occasions they lost to the Águilas did so by a difference of only one goal. With the Only he lost a match, while with Rayados he suffered three setbacks. On the other hand, the most comfortable victory he had was a 4-2 when he commanded Monterrey. It was in the semifinal of the Clausura 2016 and it was Rogelio Funes Mori, Carlos Sánchez and a double by Edwin Cardona who sentenced the pass to the final for Mohamed and yours. Michael Arroyo was in charge of the many azulcremas.

Thus, Antonio ‘Turkish’ Mohamed has the statistics in his favor, and this Saturday he can take a big step to take the Pumas to the repechage and, incidentally, stop the upward step that maintains America heading to the Liguilla.