The club nikaxa The Argentine coach was sacked on Wednesday Fernando Gagothree weeks after the club ended its participation in the Apertura Mexican football tournament. Necaxa finished thirteenth in the overall table with 17 points after recording four wins, five draws and eight losses, a campaign that was not even enough to place them between seventh and tenth place, which would have been at least an improvement entering the final stage.
Necaxa said in a brief statement, “Fernando Gago and his coaching staff are no longer part of our organization. The board of directors is already working to determine the technical director who will lead the team in the next tournament.”
The organization’s fans had previously expressed their denunciation of the lack of results throughout the entire season. Internally, several direct criticisms targeted his leadership. According to reports in the Mexican media, many footballers expressed their dissatisfaction with the working style and tactical rigidity imposed by the coach.
Added to this are tensions with part of the technical staff, which showed an early erosion in daily coexistence. The climate became unsustainable, and the leadership made the decision to cut the link before the situation worsened.
Jago He returned to Mexican football last June To direct Necaxa, eight months after leaving Guadalajara. The 39-year-old coach left Chivas Guadalajara in October 2024 to lead Boca, but his career was much less than expected in the team in which he made his debut as a player twenty years ago. He was sacked last April, after six months of training and after the Super Clásico loss to River Plate.
So this was Gago’s second sending off this season. In Boca, he was unable to win the 2024 Argentine Cup, and after qualifying for the preliminary stage of the 2025 Libertadores Championship, he was eliminated at the first opportunity, falling on penalties to Alianza Lima in the Bombonera. After a secret start in the inaugural tournament, he had a poor performance in the Super Clásico, finishing the season with 17 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses.
In addition to Boca, Gago was coach of Racing and Aldosivi de Mar del Plata. As race director, he won the Champions Trophy and the International Super Cup.
On the other hand, Necaxa has been searching for a new coach for several weeks. Among those highlighting Uruguayan Martin Farini, driver of the Bravos de Juarez team in the Aztec Liguilla, who will not continue driving the team.