In news that should surprise nobody, Pumas have decided to fire coach Rafael Puente Jr after their loss to Pachuca by a 2-0 score. Pumas currently sit 16th out of 18 and could’ve sunk down to 17th depending had Queretaro defeated FC Juárez last night. The move isn’t surprising to fans who didn’t expect Puente to succeed after coming off lackluster performances in Querétaro and Atlas, and whose confidence by management was so low that he was only on a 6-month contract, which he couldn’t even finish.
Andres Lillini had great seasons under Pumas, including reaching a final, but after losing the CONCACAF Champions League (the first time a Liga MX team didn’t win the tournament since 2005 when oddly enough, Pumas lost to Saprissa) and a terrible Apertura 2022 that had the team out of all postseason action, meant his tenure with Pumas had come to an end.