Gonzalo Pineda was booed by the Atlas fans after losing 3-0 to Pachuca and on Sunday he stopped being the red-and-black coach, so the Zorros board didn't rack their brains and in less than 48 hours brought back Diego Cocca who three years ago made them two-time champions.

After the version that the Atlista board was interested in the services of their former coach began to circulate early Tuesday, it didn't even take 12 hours for the deal to be closed and Cocca to be back home.

In this way, the prodigal son will seek to restore the shine to the Zorros team in what remains of the Apertura tournament 2025, under a style that may not be the most attractive that the fans of the red and black eleven could wish for, but that he has arguments and capacity there is no doubt.

It is assured that the negotiations, according to unofficial sources, began on Sunday when Gonzalo Pineda and Atlas went their separate ways and this Tuesday the agreement was closed for the remainder of the tournament with the possibility of extending it for another year.

For now, the Atlas board trusts Cocca to try to overcome a sporting crisis of five consecutive defeats and six games without a win, especially after what happened in the Leagues Cup and where he registered a terrible performance.

Diego Cocca's background

It should be remembered that the Former coach of the Mexican national team left the technical direction of Atlas in the 2022 Apertura tournament after having left behind a legacy with two League titles in the 2021 Apertura and 2022 Clausura tournaments, leaving behind more than 50 years of red-and-black frustrations.

Since then, Cocca has not managed to regain the prestige of his time with the Tigres de la UANL, the Mexican national team, Valladolid and Talleres de Cordoba, where he had to resign after a controversial argument with the Argentine team's board.

Thus, Atlas managed to replace Gonzalo Pineda, who a few days ago had to endure the setback against Pachuca, which hastened the departure of the former Atlanta United technical director and player for Pumas, Cruz Azul and Chivas.

As coach of the El Paradero team, he led 24 matches where he only won five, drew seven and lost twelve, thus sealing his fate for the exit of the Jalisco team in a failed project that left him in the current tournament with only three national coaches such as Benjamin Mora with Queretaro, Jaime Lozano with Pachuca and Efrain Juarez with Pumas.

The press release

Through a statement, Atlas also made official the arrival of Diego, who also had a stint as a player.

The current appointment responds to a deep evaluation and the conviction of incorporating a leadership with proven capacity and a total understanding of what it means to represent Atlas FC, he concluded.