Cruz Azul's Argentine coach, Nicolas Larcamon, had no choice but to admit blame for the team's abysmal performance in their 3-0 defeat to LAFC, a loss that put the Cementeros on the brink of elimination from the Concacaf Champions League.

But the Cementeros' management and fans were not pleased with the team's disastrous performance, which brought back memories of one of their historic Cruz Azul-style collapses. Therefore, Larcamon had no option but to take responsibility for another Cruz Azul-style collapse in the post-game press conference at BMO Stadium.

The resounding defeat put the Cementeros' coach under intense scrutiny, and according to sources close to the management, his The future depends on emerging victorious from the Clasico Joven against America, especially since they haven't won in a month, but above all because they seem to have lost their way and don't realize what team they're managing. The Argentine coach, with his typical rhetoric, assumed the defeat was due to his team's current slump in results: “We're in a period of unsatisfactory results; in that respect, I'm primarily responsible. Today we're second in the league and we still have time to turn things around, but we can't afford any more of this string of unfavorable results.” Larcamon also said that he has complete confidence in his players, who were the least to blame for what happened on the field against a Los Angeles team that took the game seriously and gave the Sky Blues a thrashing with two goals from Venezuelan David Martinez and one from South Korean Son Heung-Min. “The response has to be immediate; the confidence is total. While we were outplayed today, we still have time to turn things around.”We have to take charge immediately to respond and be able to face the end of the semester with the level of performance that allows us to continue pursuing the goals we have set for ourselves.”

But in light of Larcamon's words, it seems that the Argentine coach has forgotten the embarrassing defeats he has suffered against North American teams under his management, such as the 7-0 loss against the Seattle Sounders in the Concacaf Leagues Cup and now this 3-0 loss against LAFC.

But above all, what worries the directors the most is that the Argentine coach often seems to be managing Puebla or Leon and doesn't realize that his arguments often sound unfounded, because this run of results has left them without a victory for a month, since their win against Atletico San Luis, and since then they have two draws and a loss in Liga MX, to which is now added the setback in the Concacaf Champions League.

Last March 7th, in Liga MX, was the last match that Cruz Azul won in the local tournament; after the victory against Atletico de San Luis, La Maquina has two draws and one loss.