Mexican football America fired the technical director Miguel Herrera, this Monday, after the elimination of “Águilas” was consumed on Saturday in the semifinals of the Champions League in CONCACAF 2020.
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“America has decided to end its working relationship with Miguel Herrera because it no longer respects the sports and administrative plan that the club has established in the medium term,” the American leadership said in a statement.
In Mexico, some press releases indicate that one of the candidates who will replace him is the Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio, who was already in that country in front of the selected one. However, the daily Récord assures that Osorio is not an option for América.
Herrera’s dismissal came after a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles FC in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League 2020, an elimination that was added to that of the quarterfinals of the Guard1anes 2020 tournament (formerly Opening 2020) of the MX League.
Technician Miguel Herrera.
In addition, on Saturday during the break of the match against LAFC, in an outburst caused by his temperament, the so-called “Piojo” Herrera was expelled for slapping a member of the LAFC coaching staff, a situation that America took into account. and for his dismissal.
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“The results obtained in sports and attitudes on the field do not correspond to the greatness of the institution and are not what the club’s management expects, much less the fans,” America stressed in his statement. Miguel Herrera, aged 52, led America in two stages, the first between the Clausura-2012 and Apertura-2013 tour and the second in the Apertura-2017 to Guard1anes-2020.
In total, Herrera has won four titles at the helm of America: two league titles (Clausura-2013 and Apertura-2018), a cup (Clausura-2019) and a Champions League (2018-19).
AFP