Martín Demichelis stopped being the coach of Monterrey after the team's elimination in the quarterfinals of the Torneo Clausura MX 2025. Rayados fell 2-1 as visitors against Toluca in the second leg, and were eliminated by the away goals rule, as the aggregate ended tied 4-4.
"This is very painful for the fans and for the institution. I repeat that we aspired to much more and the institution is for much more, the squad as well, but I will continue with the strength, the integrity that normally characterizes me, but there are things that don't depend on me," expressed the 44-year-old coach from Córdoba, after the defeat.
In the first leg, Monterrey had won 3-2, but Toluca tied the series and took advantage of their better position in the standings (1st with 37 points, while Rayados finished 7th) to seal their qualification to the next round.
Regarding the development of the match, Demichelis lamented his team's attitude at key moments: "It's difficult to explain what happened to us. We lacked more game control and a set-piece play took away our qualification. We played very well being eleven against eleven (Toluca suffered the expulsions of Heliño and Antonio Briseño in the first half). Then we lacked the emotional part for much of the game. When we made it 1-1, we didn't know how to play it again with ease or calmness. The difficult thing about soccer is playing easy."
