Eva Espejo recognized as the best women's soccer coach in North America and the Caribbean
Eva Espejo, coach of Pachuca, was recognized by Concacaf as the best women's soccer coach in North America and the Caribbean, due to the semester she had with her team in the first tournament of the Liga MX Femenil history.
Eva Espejo reached the Liga MX Final with @TuzosFemenil. Congratulations to the #CONCACAFAwards Women's Football Coach of the Year! pic.twitter.com/hRnkqXHX6O
The Tuzas, champions of the Copa tournament and finalists of the Apertura 2017, positioned themselves as one of the strongest teams in our football and largely thanks to the work of Espejo, who surpassed Roberto Medina, coach of the Women's National Team, and Amelia Valverde, who manages the Costa Rican team in this category, in the voting.
Meanwhile, Lucila Venegas won the recognition for best referee, surpassing representatives from Canada and Costa Rica.
Mexico’s Venegas named CONCACAF Female Referee of the Year https://t.co/XUbRrQrGJe
La mexicana Lucila Venegas electa árbitro del año en CONCACAF https://t.co/ROzNzoleHN#CONCACAFAwards@FMFpic.twitter.com/AJmu3puYHZ
Similarly, Mexican goalkeeper Cecilia Santiago, from Club América, finished in third place for the best goalkeeper award, while Alex Morgan was honored as the best Concacaf player. No Mexican player was included in the ideal eleven.