It wasn’t unexpected, but it was sudden. After a fifth consecutive loss, Atlas dismissed manager Ángel Guillermo Hoyos this morning. Hoyos becomes the seventh manager fired during the Clausura, joining Pako Ayesterán, David Patiño, Enrique Meza, Rafael Puente, Jr., Roberto Hernández, and Hernán Cristante on the list of unemployed managers.
To be clear, while Hoyos’ dismissal was warranted, Atlas didn’t exactly put him into a position to succeed. No manager has yet been announced to replace Hoyos, and it’s difficult to see who would be able to come in and be immediately successful. Atlas is the team that didn’t score a goal until Week 8 in the 2018 Apertura and didn’t exactly address this need during the (albeit brief) off-season.