This will be the first time they face each other as technical directors in Liga MX, but Fernando Ruben Cago And Martin Gaston Demichelis They already have an important past together As teammates in the Argentina national teamAnd a fight as rivals on their country's benches.
A clash related to the 10th day match between Sivas and the Monterey Soccer Club It will make the two Argentinians see each other again, remember their second clash as technical directors and their adventures while kicking the ball.
Conflicts between Caco and Demichelis
As coaches, Kago and Demichelis had already faced each other. They met at the Argentina tournament. On July 23, 2023, Martin was the trainer of River Plate and Fernando of the Racing Club; The win went to Rayados' current strategy For 2-1.
Played at the Monumental Stadium, River's home, the Millonarios won with scores from Lucas Beltran and Paulo Diaz, and Jonathan Gomez for the Academy.
In the same September 2023 Kako quit racing and in December he took Chivas; Demichelis was only fired in July 2024 And before the month it was already offered by Rayados.
But as they have faced each other as coaches and players, they have already had many pasts They shared a dressing room when they met in the Argentina national team.
The two competed at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they lost to Germany in the final, and also at the 2015 Copa America in Chile, where the locals avoided a repeat title and settled for second place.
How was the match between Cago and Demichelis in Spain?
In addition, in Spain they were rivals as players, and did so from 2010 to 2013, with Cago, an experienced midfielder. He went through Real Madrid and Valencia And Demichelis, a strong defender, was present Malaga and Atletico de Madrid.
In Mexico, Clausura has been in cacao operation since 2024. There are a total of 30 duels with a total of 14 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses.
Martin has accumulated 5 duels with Rayados, in which he has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Another fact that unites the technical systems of Chivas and Rayados His assistants were also rivals as footballersIn 2007-2008 Fabrizio Colozzini and German Lux played one season for Deportivo La Coruna and Mallorca respectively.
Chivas hosts Monterey at Akron Stadium this Saturday at 9:05 p.m.
