Argentine coach Fernando Gago is said to have left his position as manager of Necaxa in his second Liga MX project after being reportedly fired by the Aguascalientes-based club following their elimination from the 2025 Apertura tournament, where they failed to even reach the Play-In zone, accumulating only 17 points.

Without a doubt, the Argentine strategist, who embarked on his first adventure in Mexican football two seasons ago and, after a season and a half, decided to abandon his job at Chivas to accept an offer from his "beloved" Boca Juniors, also with negative results.

Even with that track record, the Rayos management decided to bet on Gago, with the results already described, and without bringing any freshness to a squad that had been characterized by showing better arguments and fighting at least for a place in the Play-In zone.

But Gago didn't care that the management decided to trade their star player, the Argentine Jose Paradela, to Cruz Azul, as they left his tactical scheme incomplete without the significant contribution the Argentine midfielder had shown in previous seasons.

But after Friday night's 1-1 draw with Mazatlan, it was the beginning of the announced dismissal, as they only managed to accumulate 17 points, placing them in thirteenth position, barely ahead of Atlas, Atletico San Luis, Mazatlan, Leon, and Puebla: this Saturday, all unofficial reports confirmed that he had been dismissed from the team. In Argentina, his dismissal was reported. After Necaxa arrived at the match in Mazatlan with a chance of qualifying for the Play-In, the draw with the Canoneros ultimately left them without any options, and Argentine media immediately reported on the departure of the South American coach. During his time leading the Necaxa squad, Gago accumulated 17 points, the result of four wins, five draws, and eight losses, in a season with more lows than highs, leaving them completely out of the finals. His numbers at the helm of the Hydro-Rays fell far short of what his predecessor, Nicolas Larcamon, achieved in the previous tournament.Having accumulated 31 points and advanced to the playoffs in fifth place, where they played a great match against Tigres and were eliminated amidst controversial refereeing decisions in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Clausura tournament. Now we'll see what decision the Rayos board makes regarding their next coach. One of the candidates mentioned is the Argentine Martin Anselmi, who, like Gago at Chivas, also left under a cloud after abandoning the Cruz Azul project mid-season.