Agustin Lozanopresident of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), stated that the Uruguayan Jorge Fossati “Today he is still” the coach of said country, waiting for confirmation in the “next weeks or days” whether the negotiations for his separation progress or whether he stays.
In statements published this Friday by the newspaper Depor, the manager pointed out that “at this moment” the former coach of Uruguay and of Qatar “he is still” the coach of Peru.
“I cannot declare anything official. As long as things are not professionally closed, today it is still the coach. It is an issue that we are going to learn about in the coming weeks or days, but at the moment the professor Fossati He is still the coach of the national team,” he added. Lush.
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 only one victory, a strong rumor arose that the Peruvian Federation had decided to end the link with Fossati.
Even the technician’s representative, Pablo Betancourtconfirmed the talks for his departure from office.
However, the representative told reporters that Fossati It was “a little bad” because of the versions that the press carried about alleged demands to break the contract with the Federation.
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Fossati He was hired as a coach Peru in December 2023, for which he led the team in the 2024 Copa América, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.
The 72-year-old coach from Tacuarembó has a long history in his career, as a player and as a coach, which includes clubs such as the Ecuadorian Quito Leaguewith which he conquered Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa Sudamericana.
