The Uruguayan Marcelo mendez, 40, will be the coach of the saint Louis, Mexican branch of Atlético de Madrid, for the tournament Opening 2021 of Mexican soccer that will begin on July 22, informs the club through a video broadcast on social networks.
The technician of Montevideo He comes from leading his country's Liverpool, which he commanded in 31 games, of which he won 17, drew eight and lost six.
Before, Mendez led other Uruguayan teams: the Danubio, with which he had a record of eight wins, five draws and 11 setbacks, and at Progress, a team that led to 26 victories, 20 draws and 22 defeats.
In the Saint Louis Marcelo Mendez will replace his compatriot Leonel
Rocco, who in the past Closing 2021 left the “Athletics”Mexican in the penultimate place of the classification when only obtaining 12 points in 17 parties.
What's more, Rocco It did not prevent San Luis from finishing in the last place in the quotient table, forcing the San Luis institution to pay a fine of 5.8 million dollars.
In the Opening, Mendez He intends for San Luis to qualify for the first time to a final phase in the first division, to which he ascended in mid-2019.
To achieve the goal, the Uruguayan strategist will rely on his South American figures, the Chilean Felipe Gallegos, the Colombian John
Duke and the Argentine Damien Batallini.
In addition, the saint Louis already added one of his first reinforcements for the Opening, the Spanish defender Unai Bilbao, who returns after a year on loan in the Necaxa.
As you go down, Mendez had the Argentines, the defender Rodrigo Noya, who signed for the Venados FC Yucatan of the second division, and the Argentine attacker Nicolas Ibáñez, signed by Pachuca.
The saint Louis is in his first weeks of preseason for the Opening, so in the next few days it will announce more reinforcements.