They reminded Diego Laines of his mother when he returned to the Azteca stadium: loud hooting in the Tigres uniform.

Finally this weekend Tigres de la UANL were able to debut their last great player, Diego Lines.in Liga MX, in a 0-1 away win against Cruz Azul in the 5th round of the 2023 Clausura Tournament in Liga MX.

After weeks of inactivity due to a setback in European football, The Mexican midfielder came on as a substitute in the 54th minute. another newcomer to Nuevo Leon, striker Nicolás Ibáñez.

On his return to the Azteca stadium, where in the past he brought so much happiness to Aguilas del America, Diego Lines was greeted with loud hoots. from local fans; The colleague who applauded and supported him in his minutes on the pitch could do little.

Thanks to God and with obvious motivation for this new challenge, his second experience in the MX League, where he began to take his first steps in football, Diego Laines entered the field and immediately noticed a change in the manners of his team. , he was even going to score after dribbled around several opposition defenders.

But the 22-year-old Mexican pearl was not only booed and hooted, but also there were several fans who insulted his mothernot only at the Azteca stadium, but also on social networks.

Even some of the Cruz Azul fans seemed more fans of Club América than La Máquina because of the passion with which they vented insults at Diego Lines.

Good game by Diego Lines, according to coach Tigres

Focused on a great win, UANL Tigres coach, Diego Cocca expressed his satisfaction with the premiere of Diego Lainesa work that becomes part of the universe of great players led and led by scorer André-Pierre Gignac.

Laines has a very irregular pace of play and has not even played an official match since November, the same reason he did not participate in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar when all bets indicated that he would be present.

In this sense, Diego Cocca believed that the midfielder was not ready to leave the title because he comes from this unevenness, but that the main goal for him is to restore his best form, the one for which Betis from Spain paid a lot in 2019 to America. to take him to Europe.

“This is slowly going away. He came, practiced and already showed. He has ability, he has strength, he is hard to stop, but you have to take him little by little, he does not come with continuity. You must be calm, because he may not be ready to start yet. We want to put him at the highest level so he can shine,” the Argentine strategist said in a discussion after the game.