What could we expect from América under Guillermo Almada? | OneFootball

Although his arrival as the Eagles’ head coach has not yet been officially confirmed, it is an open secret that Guillermo Almada will be the new head coach of the Eagles.

The board’s intention is to wait until Monday for Guillermo to report with the rest of the players, as that will be the day they begin preseason ahead of the 2026 Apertura.

But there are many doubts about how the team will change with Almada in charge, and there are even questions about which players could leave because they would not adapt to his style of play.

What can we expect from América with Almada?

The main characteristic of the Uruguayan coach’s teams is the high press they apply; he uses a style in which we see a team pressing high and playing with a very advanced defensive line.

At the same time, he requires very attack-minded full-backs with constant up-and-down movement, so it will be difficult to see a center-back in that position, as was the case with Israel Reyes.

Many have thought that this style of play would hurt a player like Raphael Veiga, but the reality is that Almada also tends to play with a ’10’ who can slow the game down when needed, so it would not be surprising if he decides to keep him and we even see him as a starter.

And well, it almost goes without saying when it comes to his trust in the youth academy; it is a fact that we will see several of the club’s ‘academy players’ get more minutes with the first team, just as happened in past seasons with Patricio Salas and Dagoberto Espinoza.

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