Inter Miami's Guillermo Hoyos expected to be replaced as coach by Kily Gonzalez

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald on Aug 27, 2026

Published in Soccer

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MIAMI — Guillermo Hoyos may have coached his last game for Inter Miami.

Major League Soccer announced Thursday that it suspended Hoyos for one game for the team’s repeated violations of the Late Kickoff Policy, but he may not be around to serve that suspension Saturday because he is expected to be replaced by former Argentine player Cristian “Kily” Gonzalez, according to César Luis Merlo, a respected Argentine sports journalist specializing in soccer transfer market news

MLS fined the club and Hoyos undisclosed amounts, and suspended Hoyos one match, which would be Saturday’s home game against CF Montreal.

The league’s late Kickoff Policy states that all clubs must be on the field and ready to play at the scheduled kickoff of the first and second half. MLS clubs and head coaches are subject to escalating fines and a head coach suspension for repeated violations, and Inter Miami was late to start the second half in four of the past six games.

But indications are that Hoyos will no longer be the coach by this weekend.

The recent string of poor results (four losses and one tie in August), elimination from the Leagues Cup in the group stage and slipping 10 points behind Eastern Conference leader Nashville had put mounting pressure on Hoyos.

Hoyos took over as interim manager in April after the unexpected departure of Javier Mascherano, who led the team to the 2025 MLS Cup title and resigned for personal reasons along with his entire coaching staff.

Gonzalez, the 52-year-old former Platense and Rosario Central coach, is reportedly finalizing an agreement to take over the club, perhaps as early as Friday.

Gonzalez, who is a native of Lionel Messi’s hometown of Rosario, has been unemployed since October 2025, when he parted ways with Platense. He previously managed Rosario Central and Unión de Santa Fe. He has never coached outside of Argentina. As a player, he played for Zaragoza, Valencia and Inter Milan.

He started his career with Rosario Central, moved to Spain in 1996 where he played seven seasons for Zaragoza and Valencia and appeared in 182 matches and scored 23 goals. He played in UEFA Champions League finals (1999-2000, 2000-01) and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2001. He left Valencia in 2003, and spent three years in Italy with Inter Milan before returning to the Argentine league.

He played 10 years for Argentina’s national team, was on the 2002 World Cup team and played in two Copa América tournaments.