According to ESPN, current Mexico national team head coach Jimmy Lozano will be sacked imminently, and esteemed coach Javier Aguirre is poised to take over.
Insiders have divulged that following a disastrous Copa America campaign, Lozano and his staff are under immense pressure. The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) categorically rejected Lozano’s plea to retain his current coaching team, and he, in turn, declined the offer to remain as an assistant coach under Aguirre.
In the recent Copa America, Lozano’s leadership failed to meet expectations, with Mexico scoring only one goal in three matches and failing to advance from the group stage. Initially, the FMF did not seek a coaching change to address issues, but after Lozano’s assessment of the team’s state was widely refuted within the federation, his tenure with the national team reached its end.
Negotiations between Aguirre and the FMF are set to commence next week. If all goes well, Aguirre will assume the role of Mexico’s national team coach for the third time. His previous stints were from 2001-2002 and 2009-2010, leading Mexico to successful World Cup appearances in 2002 (Korea/Japan) and 2010 (South Africa). Aguirre last made headlines earlier this year when he guided Mallorca to the Spanish Copa del Rey final, where they narrowly lost 2-4 on penalties to Athletic Bilbao.