Pumas has an urgent need for this tournament: a reliable keeper. The shortage was clearly clear in their opener of Apertura 2025, where they members a 3-1 defeat against Santos Laguna.
Without experienced options that are available, the club turned to Academy product Rodrigo Parra to monitor the net – an experiment that criticized both fans and experts for the way in which he took the goals.
The performance has intensified calls to accelerate the negotiations for veteran Costa Rican keeper Keylor Navas, although from now on he remains out of reach of Los Universitarios.
Who could play more in Doel for Pumas?
Currently, Pablo Lara is the only registered goalkeeper on the Liga MX website, who sustained a knee injury while serving with the Mexican national team and missed the team in the team. His absence forced the club to dive into his youth, which led to the debut of Parra.
The other keeper on the couch against Santos was Miguel Paul, who is now in battle to start in the upcoming MatchDay-Twee collision against Pachuca. Parra also remains an option to maintain the starting role for another competition.
At the moment, Pumas have no other feasible options to fill the void that was left behind by álex Padilla, which returned to Spain to join Athletic Club, the owner of his rights. The team left his departure to find an experienced shot stopper at the start of the season.
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