The Rayados de Monterrey of Mexican soccer fired the Spanish coach today Domènec Torrent due to the team’s poor results, relegated to ninth place in the Clausura 2026 tournament.
The Rayados board announced last morning the departure of Torrent after he could not avoid the 0-2 defeat against the leader Cruz Azul on Saturday.
“Club de Fútbol Monterrey informs that it has made the decision to terminate Domènec Torrent’s management as technical director of the Rayados first team. We thank Dome and his coaching staff for their work at this stage, and we wish them success in their future projects,” expressed the Mexican club.
The board recognized the support of its fans and promised to take actions to make Rayados a protagonist in Mexican soccer.
After eight days of Clausura, Monterrey has three wins, one draw, four losses, with 10 points, 10 goals scored and 9 conceded.
The balance of his 39 games
Directed by Torrent, which He was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City before taking charge of NY City FC, Flamengo, Galatasaray and San Luis. The Rayados have only one victory, one draw and two defeats in their stadium, results that keep the fans dissatisfied who the day before yesterday chanted slogans against the coach and asked for his dismissal.
Torrent, who arrived in May 2025, coached 39 games, of which he won 17, lost 13 and tied 9. With Ekl in charge, the Rayados could not show themselves as a solid defensive team, not even when they had the Spanish legend as the leader of their defense. Sergio Ramos.
Whoever replaces Torrent at Monterrey will take charge of one of the most solid squads in Mexican football, with room to recover the lost ground in the Clausura, where tomorrow they will host the Queretaropenultimate in the standings.
In addition to trying to improve in the local league, Monterrey will seek the title in the Concacaf Champions League in which it will face in the round of 16 the Blue Cross, leader of the Mexican Clausura.
The Rayados are the best team in Concacaf in the last 15 years, with their five titles in that period, in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2021.
