He is one of the best foreigners who arrived at Mexican soccer, marked time with Necaxa to make him the Team of the 90s and very close was to sign with America -then the two clubs of the same owner-, however, the President of the Republic himself ordered that Alex Aguinaga not leave the Rays.
From 1994 to 2000, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce of Leon was the president of Mexico and was a confessed follower of Necaxa, Who just in those years lived his best times with Aguinaga as a standard bearer, accompanied by other unforgettable players such as Sergio Zárate, Alberto García Asp, Ivo Basay and Ricardo Peláez; most later wore the cream blue shirt, but Alex was banned by the nation’s boss.
“We were champions in ’98, we visited Els Pins and here the president said: ‘Alex Aguinaga doesn’t move there (in America)’. I was a very important figure in the team and it was very difficult for him to come out or change, “the former footballer explained to Millennium.
“When this option was given, here in Los Pinos he spoke President Ernesto Zedillo with Alejandro Burillo, Who was the president of the three teams: America, Necaxa and Atlante, and told him that he could move whatever he wanted, but that Alex Aguinaga would stay in Necaxa. That’s when they told Guero: ‘It’s a presidential order, so that’s it.’. That’s how it was and I stayed in Necaxa all the time until my stay here ended, “added who after leaving the Rays signed with the Blue Cross.
‘Televisa always saw us as less than America’
In those years it was very common to see the most prominent players of the Necaxa move to America, While those that did not fit the Eagles were “thrown” to the Rays, Something that to Aguinaga always boiled to him to the blood, for that reason although both belonged to Emilio Azcárraga, in the necaxista establishment they knew that always it was necessary to win to him to the azulcremas because they will turn around to see them.
“In the economic part we were seen differently by the same company. America had sponsors, more people went to the stadium to see it. Even though we weren’t our favorite brother, every time we faced America we wanted to beat them and we wanted to be better, we knew we could do it, we had the seedling to do it. We always think about winning every game, with America as number one because he was from the same house and also we wanted them to turn to see us with more respect“, He pointed out.
‘Everything was for America, money, prizes … Everything’
While in the 90s the Necaxa was a football machine, while America did not win a single title, The popularity of those of Coapa and its tradition made them be the pampered ones of Azcárraga.
“In all respects there was difference in treatment, in salary and rewards, Obviously America had much more important awards than we had, but it was logical; you don’t have to be a genius to use math, if we put 10, 15 or 25 thousand people in the Aztec and America put 60, 70 or 80 thousand, then it was a matter of numbers and it was logical that support should be more for America“Said Aguinaga, who currently works as an analyst at Fox Sports.