Mexico is set to appoint Diego Cocca as the new coach of the men’s national football team, sources confirmed on Wednesday. An announcement by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) is expected to be made on Thursday.
FMF has been engaged in talks with Mexican Liga MX club Tigres over the hiring of Cocca in an agreement that would see the Argentinian coach leave for free if the national team signed him. Cocca was appointed Tigres’ head coach in November.
Cocca became the FMF’s preferred candidate for the role after undergoing interviews with Mexico national teams executive director Rodrigo Ares de Parga, sporting director Jaime Ordiales, and a newly-formed Liga MX committee. Following this hiring process, he was selected over Pachuca’s Guillermo Almada for the role. Other candidates who were previously considered include Marcelo Bielsa, Miguel “Piojo” Herrera, and Guillermo Almada.
The Argentinian manager has previously coached clubs in his home nation of Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, where he won the 2021 Apertura Liga MX title with Atlas before winning the 2022 Clausura Liga MX title the following season.
