The Uruguayan Jorge Fossati He stopped being the coach of Peru’s national team after reaching an agreement with football leaders.
“The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) informs the public that, after reaching a mutual agreement, Professor Jorge Fossati will not continue as technical director of the Peruvian Football Team,” read the statement released on social media federation network.
The organization expressed its gratitude “to Professor Fossati” and his technical command “for the commitment shown during the time he was in charge of our team” and wished him “the greatest success in his future projects.”
In addition, the FPF indicated that in the coming days it will announce the new director of football, with whom the election of a new technical command for the senior team will be determined, and in this way they will continue “their reorganization and institutional renewal.
“We thank the fans for their unconditional support and we promise to continue working for our Bicolor and for increasingly competitive football,” concluded the FPF.
Bottom of the league for the 2026 World Cup
After the last day of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, where Peru occupies the last place in the table, with 7 points and only one victory, a strong rumor appeared that the Peruvian Federation decided to end the relationship with Fossati.
Even the representative technician, Pablo Betancourt, confirmed talks for his departure from office.
However, the representative told reporters that Fossati was “a little bad” because of the versions the press was dealing with about the alleged requests to break the contract with the Federation.
Fossati, 72, was hired as Peru’s coach in December 2023, leading the team to the 2024 Copa América, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
The Tacuarembó coach has an extensive career history, both as a player and as a coach, which includes clubs such as the Ecuadorian Liga de Quito, where he won the Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa Sudamericana.
In addition, he has been the coach of Uruguay and Qatar, the latter in two periods.
Source: La Verdad
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