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Diego Cocca Shrugs Off Boos at El Volcán, Emphasizes Atlas Rebuild

He said greetings from Tigres personnel mattered more than the crowd reaction.

Overview

  • Tigres supporters booed Cocca on his return to Estadio Universitario after his short tenure there in 2023.
  • Cocca said the reaction was just an opinion and noted he was greeted warmly by players and club directors.
  • He described Atlas’s current slump as an institutional problem that predates his rehire, recalling he left a competitive side three years ago.
  • With the team penultimate on seven points from 10 matches and only one win, he acknowledged a difficult stretch marked by conceding too many goals.
  • He cited injuries and stressed a plan to lay solid foundations for competitiveness, while wishing new Tigres coach Guido Pizarro success.