The regular phase of the Liga MX Opening Tournament 2022 has come to an end and this weekend the playoff will take place to meet the last four invited to the league for the title.
Of the twelve clubs that are still alive in the contest, it should be noted that seven coaches are Mexican, that is, all the nationals that started the championship, most of whom had been working with their squads since last semester, in addition three Argentines will be present, a Uruguayan and a Portuguese.
Here are the seven Aztec strategists who will seek glory:
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It was March 2 when The king midas took the reins of Rayados that his compatriot left Javier Aguirrewho was dismissed in Clausura 2022 due to poor results. view managed to qualify for the playoffs, but was eliminated by the Athletic San Luis.
The board gave continuity to the project, without making a mistake, because once again it has led them to be at the top by qualifying as second in the table with 35 points without the need to play the playoffs.
The veteran helmsman already knows what it means to become a champion Montereysince it won the 2009 Apertura and 2010 Apertura League. Vucetich will seek his third league title with the albiazules.
One more example of trust in internships. The skinny received the confidence of the board to be in charge of Santos Laguna in Clausura 2022 after the poor performance shown in the management of the Portuguese Peter Caixinha.
Although he could not qualify for the Clausura 2022 playoff, a big change was seen in the way Los Guerreros played, so continuity was given and the prize was to put the team in third place in the current semester with 33 units to fight for the title.
Fentanes has had experience in other clubs, most of the extinct MX Ascentbut he has done a good job and seeks to add his first title.
After the departure of the Brazilian Ricardo Ferretti from Tigres, a club he made multi-champion with national titles and a CONCACAF Champions League, The lice he became his first successor.
Fans sometimes complained about the defensive style of the tukaso through the always controversial coach they sought a new offensive style that was in agreement with the team, however, since the Apertura 2021 they have not been able to win the title.
In the Closing 2022, the u reached the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by the Atlasso patience with The Elegant Man it is running out and Los Incomparables even continually ask that he leave the institution.
Third time could be the charm for blacksmithwho this time could not qualify league directly and will be measured in the repechage at Necaxa.
After an adventure in football in Spain with the Huesca, Nacho He returned to Mexico to be the new boss of Toluca, where he already experienced a tremendous failure in Clausura 2022.
Despite having bought him several reinforcements, the team fell apart and even ended up paying the famous fine for being among the last three places in the quotient table.
However, the board gave him a new opportunity and this time he managed to be among those invited to the playoffs, since he also went from more to less, hoping to advance at the expense of Juarez and repeat the glories he had with Lion.
Incredible as it may seem, the Apertura 2022 is the first tournament where only one strategist was thanked and that was the Uruguayan Diego Aguirrewho was brought in by Cruz Azul, ending his era after the catastrophic rout received by the America in the Young Classic for 7-0.
It was on August 24 when the colt he was announced as interim coach, his continuity being analyzed, adding up to now five wins, one draw and one loss, which led the team to reach the playoffs and close it at home.
Supposedly it has been mentioned in different media, that in order to continue in the position he would have to reach at least the semifinals, so the world champion at the head of the Mexican under-17 team You will have a difficult task.
Like other helmsmen, the stage of String with the Chivas began as an internship last semester, when thanks were given to Marcelo Michel Leanowho never ended up making the team take off despite his good talk.
Incredibly, the Guadalajara closed the regular phase of Clausura 2022 with four consecutive victories to enter the playoffs, where he eliminated Cougarsbut was kicked out by the Atlas in the quarterfinals.
Thanks to this, the former defender received the vote of confidence to continue and after a gray start, they got back on track, although they closed the regular phase with three defeats, hoping to be able to change the face of the Flock in the final phase.
The Made in CU He managed to enter the playoffs, because it depended on several results and he succeeded. Necaxa finished twelfth in the standings with 19 units and will have a tough test against the tigers in the Volcano.
Jimmy He has experience both in clubs and in lower teams, achieving just last year that the under-23 of Mexico was made with the bronze in the Tokyo OlympicsBesides, he has already lifted a national title with Queretaro.
The strategist has, perhaps, the most discreet squad in the entire tournament, betting heavily on youth, and will surely seek to die on the line to reach the league.
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