The Mexico national team is in the "final stretch" of its search for a men's national team coach, the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol said in a statement Tuesday, though interim manager Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti won't get the job.
Tigres manager Ferretti said Monday the club asked him to stay on and see out his three-year contract rather than taking over El Tri, and the federation's statement Tuesday confirmed that.
"Unfortunately we've been notified by Club Tigres of the impossibility of considering Ricardo Ferretti as a candidate to manage the Mexico national team on a permanent basis," the statement read.