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Mohamed to Field Youth Early as Toluca Prioritizes Three-Peat Push in Clausura 2026

He will delay the first team’s preseason to safeguard key players after a congested finish to 2025.

Overview

  • Toluca will report on January 3, just days before the January 9 kickoff, and Antonio Mohamed said they may “give away two or three dates” by using mostly youth to reduce injury risk.
  • The early rounds could come against title contenders Monterrey, Santos Laguna and Tigres, raising the likelihood of dropped points under the youth-first plan.
  • Mohamed’s approach echoes Club América’s 2025 tactic of opening with a U-23 lineup overseen by Diego Cervantes instead of André Jardine.
  • Mohamed confirmed he renewed with Toluca for two years in June 2025 and that a mutual exit clause can be exercised in June 2026.
  • He said managing Boca Juniors would appeal to him but noted he has received no official contact from the Argentine club.