The illusion in Ecuador for the possibility that the Argentine Ricardo Gareca become his new coach grew this Friday after the latest statements by the coach, who sees a positive end to the negotiations close.
Although the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) continues to cling to absolute secrecy, some Ecuadorian journalists took it almost for granted that gareca He will be the new director of the Tricolor with a view to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
This after gareca point out that the negotiations with the FEF “are at an end point” and “that during this week everything will be resolved”.
gareca He also said that “it remains to agree, (for example) on the number of people who will accompany me in the coaching staff, who can live in Ecuador.”
The EFF assured that before the end of February the coach will have been hired, since Ecuador has been invited to play two visitor friendlies at the end of March against Australianto.
gareca would arrive to replace his compatriot Gustavo Alfaro that, after two years in charge of the Tricolor, classified it for the Qatar World Cup 2022but was eliminated in the group stage.
‘The Tiger’ Gareca he led the Peruvian national team between 2015 and 2022, a seven-year period in which he qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, was about to repeat in Qatar 2022 and came second once and third twice in the America Cup.
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