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.
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.