News from Chivas: José Cardozo was sacked after a bad pass with the Guadalajara club

Sunday's loss was the last blow to Jose Cardozo's career as Chivas' manager.

A 2-1 defeat against Pumas on Sunday will be the last game in which Cardozo will oversee the club, the Guadalajara formation said on Sunday.

"Club Deportivo Guadalajara informs that after an badysis of the results of the club until now in the Clausura 2019, the results do not go hand in hand with the goals set at the beginning of the season and the football performance has the current situation does not correspond to the situation that had been projected for this stage of the national championship, so he says that, to this day, Jose Cardozo is no longer the manager of the 'team,' a club statement read.

"We thank Pepe for the efforts, commitment and determination that he has put in place since he took over our team and wish him and his staff a great success." coaches in their future professional projects. "

In the last five games, Chivas has taken a big dive, the club has lost four and one draw. During this period, the club scored only one goal, was eliminated from the Copa MX by its biggest rival and came out of the Liguilla zone. Chivas is currently 11th with five games remaining and four points behind Liguilla's eighth and final place.

It's now Alberto Coyote's turn to bring in the legendary Mexican club, which prides itself on playing only Mexican players in the playoffs. Coyote spent nearly 10 years as a Chivas midfielder and recently coached Chivas youth teams and Irapuato inferior division club.

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Cardozo took over from Matias Almeyda, who led Chivas to league, cup and Concacaf Champions League titles, but often ran into club leaders over lack of investment in the club. ;team. Cardozo faced many of the same problems, leading to a team that struggled to play in the MX League to qualify for the Club World Cup and placing sixth, the worst positioning of his team for Mexico.

This winter, the club has brought many reinforcements, with defender Hiram Mier, midfielder Jesus Molina and forward Alexis Vega among the veteran La Liga MX who arrived. After a good start, however, the club fell into a slump. Alan Pulido led the team with three goals in the league after 12 weeks.

Cardozo becomes the eighth coach to split from his club at Clausura in the 18-team league.