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Atlas FC Reinstates Diego Cocca to Salvage Faltering Apertura Campaign

Confirmed on August 12, Cocca’s return aims to reverse Atlas’s four-point start with a mid-August debut against Querétaro

Diego Cocca, cuando fue presentado como director técnico de Talleres en el predio
Diego Cocca recibe un Atlas que ocupa el lugar 12 de la tabla y tiene la segunda peor defensa del campeonato.
Cocca cerca de retornar al club de Guadalajara.
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Overview

  • Diego Martín Cocca signed on August 12 after Gonzalo Pineda resigned following a 3-0 loss to Pachuca, with the aim of reversing Atlas’s weak start to the Apertura 2025.
  • Atlas confirmed the appointment through an official communiqué and a social-media video, prompting a surge of supportive messages and memes from fans.
  • The team occupies 12th place with just four points from four matches and was eliminated early from the Leagues Cup, underscoring the scale of the challenge ahead.
  • Cocca returns as the coach who ended Atlas’s 70-year title drought with a bicampeonato in 2021 and 2022, though his subsequent roles at Tigres, the Mexico national team, Real Valladolid and Talleres were short-lived.
  • He is set to make his debut in mid-August against Querétaro, although sources differ on whether the match falls on August 16 or 17.