Liga MX is in the final stretch of its regular season with some teams fighting for the top of the table and others, such as America, fighting to get into the top twelve places. With thirteen days of disputes, the Eagles occupy the eleventh position, since it seemed distant just a few days ago.
The start of the Grita Mexico Clausura 2022 was far from what was expected for the Coapa team. Eight days with poor results and reaching the bottom of the standings were enough for the board to make the decision to remove then-coach Santiago Solari. In his place, Fernando Ortiz was appointed as a substitute.
Ortiz was heading to the under-20 category of the institution when he was entrusted with responsibility for the first team. At first, it was handled as a palliative measure, that is, in the face of the urgency of a new coach, the Argentine would be appointed and then the starting coach would be announced.
The plan that the directive had envisaged was to wait for the pause of activities generated by the FIFA date to announce the new manager (at that time it was two weeks). However, it was decided to give him the vote of confidence to continue beyond what was initially agreed. Five commanding matches in Liga MX, Fernando adds one defeat, one draw and three wins.
In the period that Ortiz has played, the azulcrema team scored almost twice as many points as Solari scored in eight games. In addition, the last three matches have been consecutive triumphs and against the Xolos of Tijuana, next rival (Saturday, April 15 at 9:00 p.m.), America could spin the fourth game won by getting a positive result on their visit to the northern border of Mexico.
Also known as Tano, the South American has his first experience leading a group of the highest Mexican category. At the helm of America U20, the coach had an irregular step in the Grita México Clausura 2022 in their respective division, as the team placed eighth with 13 points in eight games (four won, one tied and three lost) to where he led him. Fernando was already part of the institution as a player back in 2009.
As a footballer, however, Ortiz's career in national football expands outside the Coapa facilities. In 2008 Santos Laguna signed Fernando who came from Estudiantes de la Plata, a team from his native Argentina. With the Warriors he managed to win the league champion by winning the final against Cruz Azul in that year's Clausura.
In Torreón it lasted two semester before being bought by the azulcreams. The defender failed to stand out and was sent on loan to the UNAL Tigers. The story repeated itself with the feline painting who did not make the purchase option valid and returned with the Eagles. However, Ortiz was sold to Velez Sarsfield in what was the return to his country.
As technical director he has had the opportunity to lead Club Sportivo Luqueño and twice the Sol de América (2017-2018), both clubs in the first division of Paraguay at that time.
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