Argentina’s Diego Cocca will lead the Mexican national team at the 2026 World Cup.said this Thursday the president of Tigres UANL, Mauricio Culebrowhich anticipated the announcement of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF).
“There was communication with people from the federation and the committee of national teams. They expressed interest in interviewing Diego. At that moment we were talking to Diego and he said that I wanted to be part of the interview. We got a call on Monday Diego was chosen as technical director of the national team.Culebro said.
The conference was initiated by the feline manager with the notice that the employment relationship between Cocca and the Tigers was terminated, after all, a team from the north of the country “will always be the first.”
Cocca became the coach of the Tigres in this Clausura 2023 Mexican football tournament, but his leadership It lasted only five days, during which he left the cats in third place in the standings with a record of three wins and two draws.
The Argentine will replace his compatriot Gerardo Martino on the Mexican bench, who left the post after El Tri was eliminated in the first round of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“I always had the illusion that I would lead a team, in this case the Mexican team, because it says that I owe a lot to Mexican football“Culebro answered when asked about what he was talking about with the now former cat trainer.
Diego Cocca became in the last days in unexpected candidate for the post of coach of the national team of Mexico since after the departure of Martino, the names of the Argentinean Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguayan Guillermo Almada and Mexicans Miguel Herrera and Ignacio Ambriz.
Just this week, Cocca was planted in Mexican media reports as the main contender of directors for Martino’s place.
A man born in Buenos Aires 50 years ago arrived in El Tri with a track record that includes two-time league title with Atlas in the 2021-2022 season. and the Argentine Champion title in 2014 with Racing Club.
The Argentine started his career as a strategist in 2007 after retiring as a player and the clubs he has managed include Gymnastics and Fencing of La Plata, Hurricane, Defense and Justice, Central Rosario and Racing Club of his country.
In Mexico, Cocca was a strategist Santos, Tijuana, Atlas and Tigres. The coach’s debut with the Mexican team will take place in March, when El Tri will play against Suriname and Jamaica in the Koncacafe Nations League.
Source: La Opinion
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