Which technical directors have become champions in their first tournament in Liga MX?

After an intense first half of the year, the tournament is over Closure 2023 it is in the final stage. chivas and tigers They delivered the punch and will face each other in the grand final of the tournament, having trailed their stalwart rivals, América and Monterrey respectively, in the semi-finals.

In the grand final, two coaches who are experiencing their first tournament in charge of the team will face each other, Veljko Paunovic And Robert Dante Siboldi. Both managers have the chance to make a name for themselves in national football history and join an exclusive list of coaches who have succeeded.

That’s why inside GOAL We take a look at the list of technicians who became champions in their first tournament:

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ALFREDO TENA

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Captain Fury He started his career as a quarterback in the 1993-1994 season with Puebla. Two years later, however, he would leave the institution to continue his adventure on the bench, now defending the colours Saints Lagoon.

In his first tournament, Tena would become champion as the commander of the warriors at the tournament summer 96 when she the Necaxa by global score 4-3.

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LUIS FERNANDO TENA

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The second of the Tena would have his first stage boss Blue Cross for two years, from 1994 to 1996. After one year out of the institution, The skinny he would return to La Noria in 1997 to be crowned champion of the tournament winter 97 by defeating Léon by an aggregate score of 1–2.

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ALBERTO GEORGE

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During the opened in 2002, the Red Devils would have three strategists in charge in one semester. Ricardo Lavolpe was supposed to start the semester in Toluca, but months later he would be the one chosen to manage the Mexican national team. His post would be replaced by Wilson Graniolatti, who also had to resign. Finally the Argentinian Alberto George would take the reins through the semi-finals of the tournament and take the lead Toluca until the championship had directed only 4 games.

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VICTOR MANUEL VUCETICH

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The king midas, as he is known, has won two titles in his first tournament. During his passage PachucaVucetich would capture the title of the opened in 2003 with the Tuzos by defeating the Tigres in the final by a 3-2 overall score.

Years later, the Tampico man would repeat the feat and do the same with Rayados de Monterrey in the Opening year 2009. La Pandilla would go on to be crowned at the Estadio Azul by beating Cruz Azul by an aggregate score of 4-6.

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GALIC AMERICA

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Gallego would arrive at the Red Devils in 2005 to replace Enrique Meza. The Tolo had an extraordinary first tournament with Toluca and managed to establish himself in the final of the opened in 2005 against Monterrey, where he would eventually be crowned at the extinct Estadio Tecnológico by an aggregate score of 6-3 to give title number eight to the scarlet institution.

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JOSE MANUEL DE LA TORRE

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There would be a new national title for the Toluca on the instructions of Jose Manuel de la Torrewho would also win the coveted championship in his first tournament. the chepo would be made from the title of the opened in 2008 against Cruz Azul, in one of Mexican football’s most memorable finals. The overall scoreline would end at 2-2 in extra time and a penalty shootout would see the Red Devils crowned 7-6 in Hell.

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ANTONIO MOHAMED

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After his first phase as a Rayados strategist, the Turkish He would return to the Sultana del Norte to win another Liga MX title. On this occasion, Mohamed would win the title of Opened 2019 with Monterrey by beating América on the field of the Azteca Stadium. The match would go to the final instance and all would be decided in a penalty shootout where the gang would emerge victorious.

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JUAN REYNOSO

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The Peruvian would arrive at the Noria for the guardians 2021 and against all odds, it would end a 23-year drought without a league title Blue Cross. La Máquina would go on to become champions on the pitch of the Estadio Azteca by beating Santos Laguna in the final with a world score of 2-1. Months later, Reynoso would leave through the back door and the relationship would even end in legal trouble with the heavenly institution.