Could Club América fire Fernando Ortiz for a fight with Larcamón?

Fernando Ortíz's work at Club América has been good so far. Since the Argentine took charge, he has made the team fight to win the championship and the fans have liked his style of play. In three seasons he has come close to winning the title but failed in the semifinals.

Although in the match against León, the coach had an incident with Nicolás Larcamón that could cost him losing his job. This action has caused a lot of controversy because these two coaches argued and challenged each other to fight. The players had to stop them and not make a fight on the field of the Azteca Stadium.

In the midst of all the chaos generated in the game due to the physical attack that referee Fernando Hernández gave a player, tempers flared and Ortíz had words with Nicolás Larcamón, in an altercation on the benches. However, the cameras of the transmission of the game could not show everything that happened, because from one moment to the next, the León coach appeared with his torn shirt.

Many fans criticized the actions of these two coaches and the press questioned Fernando Ortíz for challenging Nicolás Larcamón in the game against León. Jonathan Rodríguez did a good deed by stopping the León coach and thus avoided a strong fight. Now the board of club América analyzes these actions.

Can Fernando Ortíz be fired?

In the club there is a precedent, Miguel Herrera was fired for fighting with people from LAFC after being eliminated in the Concacaf semifinals, although this is the first time that Fernando Ortíz has carried out a controversial action. The directive could penalize him financially and give the coach a warning.