The representative of the Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati confirmed this Friday that “only details are missing” in the negotiations with Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for your sponsor is the new coach of Perureplaced Juan Reynoso.
“The only thing missing is the details of the documents to get it all closed. There’s definitely a lot of goodwill on the part of the FPF and looking forward to the ‘teacher’ Fossati for all to bear fruit,” he declared. Pablo Betancourt to journalists when leaving the National Sports Village (Videna)the FPF headquarters.
The representative added Fossati should be reached lime this weekend “and ready to face this challenge.
“He knows the environment and the people. He’s very excited,” he added before considering it “a bigger challenge” than directing the Sports University, team where he won the Peruvian League 1 title this year.
Betancourt He assured that the strategist decided to terminate the contract he has with “U” for the whole of 2024 before closing an agreement with FPF “so as not to cause any inconvenience” to the cream team and so that its leaders “can find a new coaches.”
Fossati This Wednesday he stopped being the coach of Universitario de Deportes, a team that is preparing to celebrate the centenary of its foundation next year and compete in both League 1 and the Copa Libertadores de América.
After this separation, he was just one step away from becoming the new coach of Peruafter the FPF also announced the departure of Reynosodue to the poor results obtained in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Peru occupies the last position in the standings, with only 2 points after playing 6 games.
The FPF’s general director of Football, Juan Carlos Oblitasit was confirmed this Thursday that the talks with Fossati They have been “fluid” since their split with the U and Reynoso’s departure has been confirmed.
“Since Jorge (Fossati’s) contract with Universitario has been resolved, there is no (time) limit, but hopefully between now and tomorrow,” he said referring to the moment of closing the agreement with the new Bicolor coach.
Oblitas also indicated that he believed that Fossati “He is the perfect coach for the critical moment” the national team faces in the qualifying rounds.
In addition to successfully managing multiple teams during his long career, the Uruguayan won the 2009 Copa and Recopa Sudamericana titles in Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria.
He was also the coach of Uruguay in America Cup 2004 and in the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, as well as in Qatar, in two stages, in 2007-2009 and 2016-2017.
Source: La Verdad
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