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The new coach of the Mexican team football, Diego Cokewas present this Wednesday evening at the match between Chivas del Guadalajara and the Xolos of Tijuana at Akron Stadiumcorresponding to closing date 7 2023.
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Cocca has thus started its program of visits to the various Clausura 2023 games, to Observe potential recruits in March games for the Habs, which will mean his debut under the command of the Aztec representative.
But rojiblanca fans were not well receivedbecause when the cameras focused on him, he made himself felt with boos and whistles to Argentina
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They immediately removed his image from the screens, due to the claims of the participants, a rejection that was probably not due to his new position, but to a greater extent it could be due to hisyou spent with atlasthe great rival of the city.
“I wanted to thank the Chivas fans, and of course Amaury (Vergara), Fernando Hierro for the invitation, the welcome”said Cocca at the end of the match, which ended 2-1 in favor of Guadalajara.
“Today I am here, the Akron, because I am part of a great Mexican soccer team, with a lot of history and pure Mexicans. And we are looking for the talent we need for the national team.”
It should be mentioned that this This is the second duel of the Liga MX in the presence of the Argentinian as helmsman of the ‘Tri’, after the Aztec Stadium was his first base on February 11, when he witnessed America vs. Necaxawhich also finished 2-1 in favor of the Eagles.
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The last time the striker played with El Tri was in September 2019 against the United States and Argentina, during which he scored a goal for the ‘stars and stripes’ team.
Diego Cocca has been named coach of the Mexican national team just five days ago, replacing Gerardo ‘Auntie’ Martinoafter a catastrophic World Cup for El Tri.
In the race to take the reins of the Aztec team, he managed to earn credit for what he had done with Atlas de Guadalajara, being a double Aztec football champion, breaking a 70-year streak without knowing a title. MX League; he beat the Uruguayan Guillermo Almadaof Club Pachuca, who was another candidate who was gaining strength to assume the reins of ‘Tri’.
It should be mentioned that Cocca worked for Grupo Orlegi and the Xolos of Tijuana, so two of the five members of the Mexican Selections Committee They know the work of the Argentine coach.
Notch He will sit on the absolute national team bench for the first time against visiting Suriname and against Jamaica at home in the Concacaf Zone Nations League.
It is expected that he will continue his work of observation in the various clubs and grounds of the MX Leaguebefore the proximity of his first matches as a national coach.
In addition to the Nations League, Mexico will play the Gold Cup this year. This competition will be played from June 26 to July 16 in the United States.
It should be noted that in the event of finishing in first place in the Nations League group, the Mexican team will qualify for the Final Four which will be played in early June, most likely on American soil.
Similarly, in the second half of 2023, the Sorting will have three FIFA dates between the months of September, October and November, for a total of six games against rivals yet to be defined.