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A new era in Blue Cross looms with the arrival of Ricardo tuca Ferrettithe Brazilian will take over the technical direction of the celestial machine for the rest of the 2023 Clausura of the Liga MX, so the experienced coach has already arrived in Mexico City to sign a contract with the direction of the great wheel.
Tuca Ferretti will arrive at Cruz Azul as Technical Director
Despite the fact that there were other candidates like Hugo Sánchez or the “Turk” Mohamed, the celestial council would have opted for Ferretti’s experience
Passing through Mexico City International Airport (AICM), he drew attention to the fact that no member of Blue Cross went to the place to receive it and accompany him to the offices of the cement complex, so that the tuca Ferretti took it upon himself to hire a Taxi to get to the offices on their own.
Various media captured the moment when he tuca went to a taxi stand inside the airport to contract a transport service. The move sparked annoyance from fans and some sports analysts as the videos went viral on social media and sparked a debate over why the team didn’t attend.
And it’s that every time a reinforcement arrives from outside Mexico City, La Noria personnel arrive to offer transport, but with the tuca Ferretti has not happened since this service I would have rejected it Well I didn’t want to have preferential treatment before signing the contract.
Tuca arrived at CDMX to assume his position as head of Cruz Azul
The Brazilian helmsman was happy to receive the confidence of the “cement” box
According to León Lecanda, a journalist from ESPNRicardo spoke with staff at Cruz Azul and when they agreed he would travel on the morning of Wednesday February 22, the former Tigres coach said that would reach the capital of the country by its own meansIt is He didn’t want the council to pay for the flight and transfer to offices once in town.
As soon as the board reached out to Ricardo Ferretti to share the news that he had been chosen for the job, they discussed when they would meet to sign a contract. Once the details have been agreed, all celestial offered to tuca And private flight from Monterrey to CDMX —including the transfer ashore to the Cruz Azul facilities—, but the naturalized Mexican refused the offer.
His argument was that he did not yet have a legal contract with the teamhe therefore did not feel comfortable accepting such a service from the team cement, so he asked that his decision to travel alone be respected. So once he got to the airport he had to hail a taxi.
The memes of Hugo Sánchez for the arrival of Tuca Ferretti at Cruz Azul
La Noria’s board of directors were convinced by Ricardo Ferretti’s project, so the Pentapichichi option was again left out
“Very important: Ricardo Ferretti has requested to travel alone from MTY to CDMX and then by taxi to the Cruz Azul company because he has NOT SIGNED UP yet. The club has provided a flight and private transport, but Tuca wanted to pay his travel expenses. I confirmed it with Ferretti and with the club”, wrote the journalist of ESPN a Twitter.
It should be noted that the former footballer did not have the exact address of the club’s offices, so he had to ask a journalist where he should go, according to Adrián Esparza of STUDYso when he already had the address, he took his suitcase and left the airport to meet Cruz Azul.
Another detail that marked his time at the AICM, he took the time to greet a few fans who asked for photos and spoke with the press. There he shared some of his aspirations and goals as he faced one of the “big four” of Liga MX:
“May the team succeed and go out to satisfy everyone (…) He is one of the big four of Mexican football and it’s a great opportunity, a great challenge for any coach,” he said.