3 years after his arrival at the Mexican National Team, these are all the numbers of Tata Martino

The Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers are about to come to an end, so it is necessary to review, 3 years after his arrival to the Mexican National Team, what are all the numbers of Tata Martino.

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The Argentinean coach arrived at the Mexican national soccer team after coaching Atlanta United in the MLS, and his start filled Mexican national team fans with hope.

However, in 2021 he did not have the same luck as in his beginnings and that year was recognized as the worst of his tenure so far.

Therefore, it is necessary to review his numbers, a few days before his important match against the USMNT and 3 years after starting his tenure with El Tri. 

Tata Martino's numbers with the Mexican national soccer team

Gerardo Martino has so far played 49 games for the Mexican national soccer team, winning 35 games, drawing 7 times, and being defeated 7 times. 

Of the 147 points available in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, he has won 112, which in percentage, would be something like 76% of those needed to go to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022. 

The arrival of Tata Martino in 2019 and the illusion

The arrival of Gerardo Martino to the Mexican national soccer team was predicted in 2019 and his debut was in a friendly match against Chile on March 22, 2019, in the United States.

In that match, Martino and his players defeated the Chileans with a score of 3-1, with goals from Héctor Moreno, Raúl Jiménez and Hirving Lozano. In addition, in his first 11 matches, Tata was undefeated and El Tri scored 23 goals.

Not only that, but El Tri managed to win the Gold Cup that year, beating the USMNT with a goal by Giovani dos Santos, so the national team was going into the World Cup Qualifiers as a machine. 

The first defeat of the Martino era

The first defeat of this Mexican national team would come 6 months after Martino's debut, against Argentina's national soccer team, which defeated El Tri 4-0.

However, after this defeat came 10 matches, of which Mexico won 9 and tied 1.

2021: the nightmare year for the Mexican national soccer team

2021 arrived and with it, the first defeat for El Tri, on March 27 against Wales, in a preparation match for the CONCACAF Nations League.

That match seemed to be a harbinger of the terrible tournament that Mexico would have, and in the semifinals, they tied with Costa Rica, so the pass to the next round was defined in penalties. 

But the Mexican squad only reached the final of the tournament to lose to the eternal rival: the USMNT, with a score of 3-2. El Tri fans thought that the Gold Cup that year would be an opportunity for revenge. 

But it was not to be, as, after a draw against Trinidad and Tobago, victories over Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Canada, the USMNT came back. 

And again, another loss to Mexico.

The World Cup Qualifiers: Tata Martino's last chance

In the current World Cup Qualifiers, Martino and his squad dropped valuable points with draws against Canada and Panama and another painful defeat against the Stars and Stripes. 

In addition to this defeat, there was another loss to Ecuador and a draw in a friendly game against Chile, plus a win over Jamaica, a draw with Costa Rica, and a win over Panama.

Therefore, it remains to be seen how Martino approaches the match against the USMNT, against whom he cannot lose, to ensure direct qualification to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022.

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