The dance of names to take the technical leadership of Ecuador continues to increase, and the successor of Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, who left the command after the elimination of the tricolor at the World Cup in Qatar 2022, has not yet been defined.

In January of this year, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) gave the gauchos a proposal for his continuity, but no agreement was reached.

Then the name of Ricardo Gareca, the former coach of Peru, appeared, who according to his version spoke with the leaders of the tricolor, but currently Tiger will go to Vélez Sarfield from Argentina.

In addition, the names of Albiceleste Sebastián Beccaceca and Rubén Darío Insúa and also the Uruguayan Guillermo Almada came out.

Now the Portuguese Paulo Bento, the former South Korean coach, was mentioned from Brazil, and a “surprise” candidate appeared, the Paraguayan Francisco. chiki Maple.

“Paulo Bento is at the top of the list of the Ecuadorian president (Francisco Egas). But the Portuguese is not the only foreign name that is considered the main one in the Ecuadorian team,” the Torcedores portal said.

“Francisco Egas evaluates the CVs of other professionals available in the football market. They are: Argentinean Sebastián Beccacece, Spanish Miguel Ángel Ramírez and Paraguayan Francisco Arce,” the page adds.

He chiki51 years old, he has extensive experience in clubs in his country such as: Libertad, Rubio Ñu, Cerro Porteño, Olimpia, Guaraní, General Díaz, Nacional and Guaraní team.

He was also the coach of the club Ohod from Saudi Arabia and is currently without a team. In the last hours, the Paraguayan press placed him as a candidate to return to Olimpia, which was left without a coach. (D)