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'I'd be a traitor' - Tuca's loyalty to Tigres keeping him from accepting Mexico job

Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti conducted a training session with Mexico on Monday and then gave a news conference decked out in Mexico gear, but said after that nothing has changed.

His time leading El Tri is on a strictly interim basis.

The Tigres coach will lead the national team for the rest of the year while the search for a replacement for Juan Carlos Osorio continues. Many decision-makers in Mexican football hope this interim stint will convince the 64-year-old to accept the job on a long-term basis.

But this week Ferretti reiterated the same thing he's said for months now - that he has no interest in taking the job on a long-term basis.