The bombing finally came to fruition. Diego Cocca was presented as the new Mexico coach for the 2026 World Cup. However, the appointment of the Argentine would have generated discomfort within Tigres de la UANL, a club that he directed a few days ago. But from the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), they respond to feline disagreements.
Diego Cocca’s arrival at El Tri has generated a lot of anger among fans and managers of Tigres de la UANL. The Argentine strategist signed with the club in Novemberbut with only five official matches with the team, Cocca was acquired by the Mexican National Team. As an argument for this “theft” of the coach, the manager Ares of Parga He sent a message to the feline institution.
“On the topic of Tigres, I understand it, but I don’t share itI understand it because they had a great technical director with whom they were starting an important project, I understand the annoyance because we broke a projectbut I don’t share it because The Mexican National Team is above any team”, replied the manager in the presentation of the strategist.
Tigres was warned
According to Ares de Parga, the feline group was aware that Diego Cocca was one of the candidates to assume the position of the Mexican National Team. In this way, what finally happened would not come as a surprise: the appointment of the Argentine to the El Tri bench.
“The team president (Tigres) was always notified that (Cocca) was one of the coaches we wanted to interview and by giving us permission there was a possibility that he would be chosen and that was the case.”, he added.
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