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Mexico vs Honduras: The end of Martino? These are the Mexican coaches who have been fired in history after this dangerous game

Facing Honduras has been a headache for the Mexican national team and here we remember the coaches who were dismissed after facing the ‘Catrachos’.

By Hector Garcia

Facing Honduras has been a headache for the Mexican national team and here we remember the coaches who were dismissed after facing the ‘Catrachos’.
Facing Honduras has been a headache for the Mexican national team and here we remember the coaches who were dismissed after facing the ‘Catrachos’.

The match between Mexico and Honduras is always a dangerous one for the Mexican national team. Whatever the scenario, at the Coloso de Santa Ursula or in San Pedro Sula, facing the 'Catrachos' has cost the national team three coaches.

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In the CONCACAF Final Octagonal, the scenario is different. Mexico are likely to secure their ticket with a win, while Honduras are already eliminated from the race to go to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

However, Gerardo Martino's environment is increasingly hostile and criticism of the Argentinean's work as coach of El Tri is growing with each passing match.

Although the goal is about to be secured, a large section of the country's fans, including the supporters, are demanding Tata's departure.

Mexico's coaches dismissed after losing to Honduras

Enrique Meza

In 2001, the national team lost, for the first time in its history, a World Cup qualifying match at the Azteca stadium. Costa Rica was the villain.

Enrique Meza was the coach of that Tri that was looking to qualify for the World Cup in Korea and Japan and that blow received at the hands of the Ticos left the green team practically moribund.

Mexico's next match was a visit to Honduras, on June 20, 2001, at the Olympic Stadium. The 'Catrachos' beat the Greens 3-1 and, as a result, 'El Ojitos' was dismissed.

Sven Goran Eriksson

In 2009, El Tri was facing the possibility of being eliminated in the hexagonal final round on its way to South Africa in 2010.

Sweden's Sven Goran Eriksson had no arguments to justify what, from the beginning, was described as an exotic but ill-advised decision by the FMF to put him in charge of the national team.

Carlos Costly and Carlos Pavón were the demons that caused the 3-1 defeat in San Pedro Sula.

Upon his arrival in Mexico after the defeat, Sven was dismissed.

 

José Manuel de la Torre

The second edition of the "Aztecazo" came during the qualifiers for Brazil 2014.

José Manuel de la Torre was the coach of the national team and, as is the case today with Martino, the environment was clamoring for his departure from the Mexican national team.

On September 6, 2013. Honduras went into the Coloso de Santa Ursula to defeat Mexico 2-1 with goals by Costly and Bengtson. There was no more for Chepo, who was fired.

 

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