When will Diego Cocca announce his first teams and why Chicharito could be left out

There Mexican team is about to start a new stage after the departure of Gerardo Tata Martino. Diego Coke assumed responsibility for the technical direction of the absolute team and will have its first test in the last days of the Concacaf Nations League. Although the possibility of his return has been opened up, the Argentinian couldn’t call Javier Hernandez.

The long waiting period is coming to an end. Through a document addressed to the media, the Executive Directorate of National Teams of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) confirmed that the next Thursday, March 2, 2023 will be the day when Cocca will announce its first call.

One of the situations that generates the most expectations among fans is the possible return of Chicharito Hernández It’s worth mentioning that, in the previous management, a series of alleged differences with Gerardo Martino’s coaching staff denied Jalisco the chance to wear the shirt again since 2019.

The two-time champion coach with Atlas did not comment on the matter. However, if you want to have the Chivas youth team from Club Deportivo Guadalajara, you will have to wait for the next call. And it is that he Chicharito announced that suffers from an injury which will keep you away from all physical activity for two to five weeks.

“Am I going to play in Dallas? No. I recover from myself injury, I will still be between two and five weeks because you have to be very careful, ”he said during a live broadcast from his Twitch account.

If called up, Hernández’s injury would prevent another player from playing minutes in any of the scheduled fixtures against Suriname and Jamaica. For this reason, Diego Cocca could give another striker from the MX League or from abroad the chance to show his qualities for the 2026 World Cup.

According to the journalist STUDY Gibrán Araige, who covers the Mexican national team, Diego Cocca’s first cap will contemplate 30 footballers. Additionally, players who play matches in continental teams would be considered Europeanalthough there would also be surprises from footballers who play in the MX League.

The European delegation would be led by Guillermo Ochoaas well as other personalities of the caliber of Hirving Lozano, Edson AlvarezGerardo Arteaga, Johan Vásquez, César Montes or even Santiago Gimenez. However, these players may not have any playing minutes until the second day of the FIFA date, when they face Jamaica at the Azteca Stadium.

Meanwhile, Liga MX players who might attend Cocca’s first call could be Henry MartinUriel Antuna, Luis ChavezNestor Araujo, Kevin AlvarezFernando Nene Beltrán, Roberto Alvarado, Alfonso Guzmán and even the goalkeeper of Club Santos Laguna Carlos Acevedo. It will be the players who travel to Suriname on the first day to add minutes.

The first match scheduled in the calendar of the Mexican team will be against Surinamethe next March 23 as visitors. Meanwhile, three days later, he will return to Mexico City to make his official presentation at the Aztec Stadium when I face the national team of Jamaica.

It should be mentioned that the performance of the Mexican team in the Concacaf Nations League will be crucial for their preparation for the 2026 World Cup. Having received the invitation to participate in the next America’s CupCONCACAF has determined that the national teams that will participate in the South American tournament will be those that They manage to settle in the semi-finals and two more to play one draft.

As the host of the contest, the Tri does not have to compete for a tie in search of a ticket. In this sense, their participation in other tournaments outside of Concacaf will be important to support their preparation.