Ricardo Gareca was offered to Uruguay?

After the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) announced last Thursday that the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro will not continue in command of the national team, the dance of names of his possible replacement began to emerge both in the local and international press. .

The Uruguayan Guillermo Almada (former Barcelona SC), the Portuguese Renato Paiva and the Spanish Miguel Ángel Ramírez (both former Independiente del Valle) were those who were mentioned.

They, from Peru, were joined by the option of Ricardo Gareca, also an Argentine, who led the Rimac team and qualified them for Russia 2018 and were left at the gates of Qatar 2022 after being eliminated on penalties by Australia.

Now from Uruguay, in which it does not resolve whether Diego Alonso’s contract will be renewed, it was pointed out that the Tiger has been offered to that country like Alfaro.

“The president of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), Ignacio Alonso, has already contacted Diego Alonso to convey to him that the appointment of the Uruguayan national team coach will take place after the body’s elections are held, scheduled for the last few days. February. In fact, yesterday there was a congress in which the integration of the electoral committee was approved, the first step to carry out the electoral act,” he said. Ovation Of diary The country, from Montevideo.

“Meanwhile, in recent weeks several offers have reached the AUF, among which those of the Argentines Gustavo Alfaro and Ricardo Gareca stand out. The former was recently released from action with the Ecuadorian team, which he led in the World Cup, while the latter is also free despite the fact that Peru wants him, as long as he adjusts his salary to what they offer him. which is less than what I perceived”, added the note.

The Uruguayan press speculates that Alonso would not be willing to renew the link with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF). (D)