Pumas changed its history on June 22, 1991, exactly 30 years ago, with a goal from Ricardo Ferretti in the second leg of the Final of the 1990-91 Mexican soccer season, a free kick that served to end the dominance of America over the university students, who suffered two painful defeats against the Eagles in the 84-85 and 87-88 seasons.
The image seems so far away, but it is still clear. El Tucazo, that goal that Ferretti scored in the first minutes of the game played at the Olímpico Universitario, served not only to give Pumas the third League title in its history, but also to put a stop to the dominance that América exercised in the League. during the 1980s.
Although Pumas would not win another league title until 2004, his 90-91 victory marked the end of a cycle precisely for Ricardo Ferretti, who that season was destined to be Miguel Mejía Barón’s technical assistant, but they convinced him to postpone your retirement one more year.
The goal was 3-3 on aggregate, but Pumas benefited from the visitor goal criterion that he applied that season and marked the fate of Ricardo Ferretti as the great hero of that final, even though there were more factors, such as Jorge Campos, who he saved at the last minute an auction by Alex Domínguez that threatened to maintain the Americanist hegemony over the university students.
Thus, after the great celebration in the stadium after the end of the game, Ferretti had escaped to the locker room. Television reporter Toño Moreno arrived there to interview the Brazilian, bathed in tears, locked in the bathroom.
Ferretti thanked destiny for having decided to delay the start of his career as technical director by a year. Being the hero of that Final was the great impulse to start a few days later an adventure that made him the most legendary coach, since since he took office as Pumas coach from the 1991-92 season, Ferretti has not stopped direct in Liga MX. He is 30 years old today and despite the ups and downs, he is still in force, as the most winning coach of the past decade, with five league titles in his third stage with Tigres.
His new challenge is called FC Juárez, a team with fewer resources and budget, but the most remarkable thing is that Tuca has always left a mark on his teams, but he will always be remembered in Ciudad Universitaria for that goal, the last of his career, the ‘ Tucazo ‘.