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Leonardo Suárez Says Pumas Gave No Explanation for Sub-21 Demotion Before Estudiantes Move

The Argentine recounts being told to train away from the first team shortly before departing in the mid‑year window.

Overview

  • Suárez confirmed he left Pumas in the mid‑2025 transfer window to join Estudiantes de La Plata after about five and a half years in Mexican football.
  • In interviews published Nov. 18, he said nobody at Pumas, including coach Efraín Juárez, spoke to him about why he was not in first‑team plans.
  • He described being prepared to travel for preseason when he was instructed to report to the Sub‑21 squad despite having regained minutes late in 2024–25.
  • He said he accelerated his ACL recovery and risked his physical health in an effort to return and help the team.
  • He praised his personal relationship with Juárez, framed his exclusion as a technical decision, and named André Jardine as the coach he learned the most from in Mexico.