Unam Pumas has been looking for a goalkeeper in recent weeks after the injury to Pablo Lara with the Mexican national team. Finally, it seems that a solution has been found.
Journalist César Luis Merlo reports that Rui Patricio will be the new keeper of Pumas. As soon as the financial side of the deal has been agreed from the Portuguese keeper, he is expected to participate in the Liga MX team.
Patricio is currently a free agent, but he has a long career at the highest level of the game. He played for Al Ain, Atalanta, AS Roma, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sporting Lisbon. He won the European championship with his national team and has earned more than 100 caps with Portugal.
The start of the season was a difficult for Pumas, who had to deal with the departure of Alex Padilla and the injury of Pablo Lara. To start the year, head coach Ephraín Juárez had to turn to the youth academy to find keepers. Pumas lost their opening match of the 2025 Apertura with the 17-year-old Rodrigo Parra in Doel and was beaten 3-0 by Santos Laguna.
Before Patricio, Keylor Navas was one of the mentioned names that were mentioned as a possible solution in the short term. The goalkeeper Costa Ricanse is one of the most successful of his generation, but he and the team could not reach an agreement on the financial package.
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