MEXICO CITY — The Mexican Soccer Federation introduced Monday it has changed Argentine Diego Cocca as coach of the nationwide crew, following a humiliating 3-0 loss to the United States.

The federation mentioned Jaime Lozano will take excessive spot. Lozano beforehand coached the nationwide crew and led it to a bronze medal on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Cocca had been named head of the nationwide crew solely in February, and his quick stint Mexico compiled a file of three wins, 3 ties and a loss.

But criticisms had emerged about his management, and the grievance got here to a head Thursday when the U.S. squad trounced Mexico within the semi-finals of the Nations Cup, a CONCACAF match.

“You can lose to the United States, because that’s soccer,” mentioned the top of the Mexican Soccer Federation, Juan Carlos Rodríguez. “What is unacceptable is the way that victory was ruled out from the start due to logistical decisions that split the group.”

Several Mexican gamers had complained concerning the lengthy rides to apply classes previous the match in Las Vegas.

Cocca himself was appointed after a humiliating exit for Mexico within the first spherical of the Qatar World Cup in 2022, the worst exhibiting for the nationwide crew for the reason that World Cup in Argentina in 1978.

After the loss to the U.S., Mexico rebounded Sunday to defeat Panama 1-0 and win third place within the Nations Cup. But the usually enthusiastic Mexico fan base appeared to abandon the crew, which performed in a half-filled stadium.

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