What seemed like a utopia is now almost a reality and should come true no later than next week. Marcelo Bielsa and the Uruguayan Football Association They reached an agreement, in sports and economic terms, and all that remains is the meeting of the Executive of the Uruguayan Federation to approve the negotiations carried out by President Ignacio Alonso a few months ago.
The doubts, first, of the coach in Qatar, Diego Alonsoand his subsequent silence, without a public statement since December 2 when The light blue was removed from the last World Cupthey destroy the coach’s chance of renewal and at the same time grow an alternative.
In February, the current president of the Uruguayan Federation, Ignatius Alonsoand from there he activated the plan of the World Cup 2026. The name of Marcelo Bielsa was attracted and the first meeting was in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on the 1st of March.
In March, secretly, negotiations continueduntil the end of last month the news leaked from the environment of the Argentine coach.
Then, the final exchanges were activated, and an economic agreement was reached, which meant for Uruguay a cost greater than is available for Diego Alonso’s coaching staff, and also related to what was paid to the coaching staff of Master Oscar Tabárez. The increase for Bielsa and his collaborators is estimated at 70 percent.
Debut in June against Australia
The Argentine coach will arrive with several people from his staff, but Uruguayan professionals will also join the coaching staff, such as a physical trainer and goal-scoring coach, Carlos Nicola. Without officially specifying, Marcelo Bielsa will debut as Celeste’s DT in the FIFA double date in June, against Australia and New Zealand, both games in Oceania.
The South American Qualifiers will begin in September, where Uruguay will debut at the Centenario Stadium against Chilecertainly the last team that Bielsa led, and where he played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where he faced Spain.
Another very important milestone for this new cycle is the Copa América to be played in the United States in June 2024. Uruguay along with Argentina are the most winners in history, with 15 titles.
Source: La Verdad
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