Nicolas Larcamon will seek this Sunday, at the helm of Cruz Azul, to make a statement in order to advance to the semifinals of the Apertura 2025 tournament vs. Chivas of Guadalajara, but also to overcome a negative streak that weighs on his record with ten consecutive games without a win in the playoffs.

Larcamon has unfortunately gone ten matches without a victory at the helm of Puebla, Leon, Necaxa, and Cruz Azul, after his last playoff win came in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the 2021 Apertura tournament, when Puebla defeated Necaxa 2-1 at the Cuauhtemoc Stadium.

It is true that Larcamon has earned a hard-earned reputation in Mexican soccer for leading projects to the final stages, but when it comes down to it, he has lacked the decisive touch, as can be seen in this streak of ten games without a win in the final stages that he has accumulated in the last ten playoff matches.

Since his arrival in Liga MX, Larcamon has managed 19 playoff games, with three Eight wins, eight draws, and eight losses—numbers that don't bode well for Cruz Azul in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the current playoffs, which will take place this Sunday at 7:00 PM at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario.

The Three Wins

Before reaching ten games without a win in the playoffs, Nicolas Larcamon managed three victories as manager of Puebla: a 1-0 win against Atlas in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Clausura 2021 tournament, and a win against Santos Laguna in the second leg of the semifinals. However, these wins weren't enough, as they were ultimately eliminated with a 3-1 aggregate score after Santos Laguna's 3-0 victory in the first leg.

After that, he would add his last victory, and from then on, he would have a ten-game winless streak, with five draws and five losses, including two very lopsided scores against America at the head of the Franja team.

The South American has suffered four consecutive eliminations in the Liga MX Quarterfinals,a streak he will try to break this Sunday so that La Maquina can defeat Chivas and advance to the Semifinals.

Larcamon's only playoff victories

Larcamon's numbers are nothing to celebrate, as they only amount to three wins in 19 playoff matches, and worse, his last ten games without a victory puts the result against Chivas this Sunday in jeopardy.

Thus, Larcamon's three victories are:

Clausura 2021 Tournament: Puebla 1-0 Atlas / Quarterfinals; Puebla 1-0 Santos / Semifinals

Apertura 2021 Tournament: Puebla 2-1 Leon / Quarterfinals

The ten games without a victory win

Larcamon has five draws and five losses in his last ten games without a win, and the draws have been:

Puebla 1-1 America (First leg, Clausura 2022 quarterfinals)

Leon 2-2 America (First leg, Apertura 2023 quarterfinals) (Leon manager)

Necaxa 0-0 Tigres (First leg, Clausura 2025 quarterfinals) (Necaxa manager)

Tigres 2-2 Necaxa (Second leg, Clausura 2025 quarterfinals)

Chivas 0-0 Cruz Azul (First leg, Opening 2025 quarterfinals)

The losses

To make matters worse, in this negative streak he has accumulated five losses:

Leon 2-0 Puebla (Second leg of the quarterfinals, Apertura 2021) (Manager: Puebla)

America 3-2 Puebla (Second leg of the quarterfinals, Clausura 2022)

Puebla 1-6 America (First leg of the quarterfinals, Apertura 2022)

America 5-1 Puebla (Second leg of the quarterfinals, Apertura 2022)

America 2-0 Leon (Second leg of the quarterfinals, Apertura 2023) Manager: Leon