The Uruguayan Jorge Fossati He has stopped being coach of the Peruvian national team after reaching an agreement with the 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,” reads the statement released on the social networks of the federation.
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 wishes him “the greatest success in his future projects.”
In addition, the FPF indicated that in the coming days it will announce the new football director, with whom the election of a new technical command for the senior team will be defined, and in this way they will continue “their institutional restructuring and renewal plan.”
“We thank the fans for their unconditional support and we commit to continue working for our Bicolor and for increasingly competitive football,” concluded the FPF.
Bottom in the league for the 2026 World Cup
After the last day of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in which Peru occupies the last place in the table, with 7 points and only one victory, a strong rumor arose that the Peruvian Federation had decided to end the relationship with Fossati.
Even the technician’s representative, Pablo Betancourt, confirmed the talks for his departure from office.
However, the representative told journalists that Fossati was “a little bad” because of the versions that the press handled about alleged demands 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, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.
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The Tacuarembó coach has an extensive career history, as a player and as a coach, which includes clubs such as the Ecuadorian Liga de Quito, with which he won the Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa Sudamericana.
In addition, he was coach of Uruguay and Qatar, the latter in two stages.
