In 12 league matches with the team, Machín won twice, drew three times and lost seven times. In the current year of the domestic competition, Elche has won only 13 points in 26 rounds and loses 14 points to the first non-relegation position.
In October, Francisco Rodríguez was fired in Elche, and his successor, Jorge Almirón, resigned as coach after only three weeks.
