baɪ ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ hiː hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ stˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ɪn sˈɛntɹəl dᵻfˈɛns, ænd hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn mˈætʃᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪnti wˈʌn æz pˈuːməz wˈʌn ðə lˈiːɡ, ˌoʊvɚkˈʌmɪŋ klˈʌb æmˈeɪɹɪkə ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl.
By the following year he had become a starter in central defense, and he started 41 matches in 1990–91 as Pumas won the league, overcoming Club América in the final.