The Tigres de México coach is fired and accused of leaking key information to the rival

“We appreciate the dedication that Robert Dante Siboldi and his coaching staff had during this time leading the team,” the cats said this Tuesday in a press release in which they did not reveal the reasons for the surprising decision.

Since this Tuesday morning, local press reports indicated that Siboldi’s continuity in the Nuevo León team was in doubt due to alleged mismanagement.

“We have spoken with Siboldi, the results support it, for the league championship, the Champion of Champions trophy and the two consecutive finals. We always think that we want long-term projects, we are moving forward, but until the paper is signed, no We can give it as an official,” said Mauricio Culebro, president of the team, last May.

However, an unexpected change of plans upset the Uruguayan, who won the Clausura 2023 tournament titles with the Tigres, last season’s Champion of Champions and the Campeones Cup against LAFC. In the tournament that just ended last month, Siboldi led the cats to finish fifth in the regular phase, but they fell in the quarterfinals against their bitter rival, the Rayados, with whom they compete in the Monterrey city derby. .

In the other competition of the semester, the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Tigres were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the American Columbus Crew, MLS champions who reached the cup final.

These results did not put their continuity in doubt and when they were close to reaching an agreement to extend the contract, the board of directors of the northern Mexican team announced their departure, almost a month before the start of the 2024 Apertura Tournament, which will start the first July weekend.

What is reported from Mexico is what DT would have committed acts against work ethics and that violated the values ​​of the Tigre institution.

According to David Medrano, from TV Azteca, Siboldi would have leaked information on the lineup and strategic planning for the Apertura 2024 quarterfinal match Rayados vs Tigres, so the rival took advantage of this information to obtain his place in the semifinals.

Other reports indicate that there are WhatsApp screenshots and audios that reveal said action by the coach.