Eduardo Berizzo He resigned this Thursday from his position as national coach of chilli after a goalless draw at home against Paraguayin a match on the fifth day of the South American qualifiers for World Cup 2026.
The Argentine faced reporters visibly upset and in a brief statement with no questions asked he said he hoped his resignation would serve to “decompress the atmosphere” and assured he was convinced that chilli You still have options to sort through.
“I have expressed my desire to leave the office of the president of Federation. The results were not as expected and it is worth acknowledging it. “I want to thank everyone who worked with me,” he said an hour after the meeting.
“I think the chances of qualifying exist, they are intact, I hope the weather decompresses so that chilli can be classified. “It’s an honor to lead the Chilean team,” he concluded. Berizzoleaving the choice at a critical moment, in the middle of the date FIFA four days after an important meeting with Ecuador in Quito.
Berizzo He took the helm of La Roja in May 2022, and 18 months later he left it with very poor statistics: a single official victory, 1-0 against Peru, which was the lowest of the World Cup qualifiers, a draw and a defeat
With friends and the Kirin Cuptotal Berizzo He directed fourteen games, with four victories -in friendlies Paraguay, Cuba and the Dominican Republic-four draws and six defeats, 15 goals scored and 13 conceded.
On the resignation of Berizzothere are now three coaches, all Argentine, who have had to leave the bench in just five days of the South American qualifiers world cup 2026, good Guillermo Barros Schelotto was fired at Paraguay and Gustavo Costas in Bolivia.
Source: La Verdad
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