Guillermo Almada would not have the Brazilians Dourado and Vinicius in his plans in America
Rodrigo Dourado and Vinicius Lima would top América's casualty lists with Uruguayan Guillermo Almada heading the new Águilas project
The Brazilians Rodrigo Dourado and Vinicius Lima would head the list of casualties of América for the next Apertura 2026 tournament, according to the plans in the new Águilas project under the command of the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, who took over from the Brazilian André Jardine.
While waiting for the Americanist board headed by businessman Emilio Azcárraga Jean to make official the losses of the two Brazilians, the Americanists are also analyzing the departure of the Chilean Víctor Dávila and some other players to make way for several elements of the quarry that the Uruguayan strategist will move.
Of the three Brazilians that América hired last semester, only Raphael Veiga will continue in the Coapa squad due to his football conditions and because he believes that the Brazilian's conditions will be able to help the team regain the privileged place it has in the history of Mexican football.
América is analyzing whether to lend both players to Puebla, a squad that has requested the support of the Americanists for its project for the next championship and will consider whether the players agree to defend the colors of the team of the strip.
Rodrigo Dourado played a total of 1,738 official minutes wearing the Club América shirt during the semester of his participation, without being a fundamental player in coach Jardine's scheme, coming from Atlético San Luis.
While Vinícius Lima played a total of 17 official matches and added 416 minutes on the field during his time with Club América. The Brazilian midfielder, who came to the Águilas on loan from Fluminense FC to cover the loss of Álvaro Fidalgo, distributed his activity in the following tournaments.
He played 13 games (11 in the regular phase and 2 in the Liguilla), accumulating 353 minutes where he managed to score a goal against Mazatlán and provide an assist against Puebla, also suffering an express expulsion against Tigres.
With these losses, two places will be opened for players not trained in Mexico, although there are still no versions that indicate which players could fill them, given that the team is working in Spain during the preseason.
América is also waiting for the end of the World Cup to find out if Brian Rodríguez and Israel Reyes are still on the team, especially because offers are expected from Europe for the services of both players who had generated interest in the old continent.