The Ecuadorian team is left without a coach at the beginning of 2023, after Gustavo Alfaro, the current coach of Costa Rica, decided not to renew his contract with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

One of the options that Ecuafútbol had to replace the Argentine strategist was that of his compatriot Ricardo Gareca, the former coach of Peru.

Called out Tigeron several occasions, he publicly announced the talks he had with the Ecuadorian leadership to take over La Tri, however, the coach decided to accept the leadership of Vélez Sarsfield from his country, and Félix Sánchez Bas was, surprisingly, announced as the national strategist.

Gareca, who left Vélez due to poor results, does not direct, and Chile points out that he is one of the candidates to replace his compatriot Eduardo Berizzo.

“After confirmation of departure Totoeyes immediately turned to Ricardo Garec, along with other candidates such as Gustavo Quinteros, the coach of Colo Colo, as well as José Pékerman, the former coach of Venezuela and Colombia,” reads the newspaper article. the third from Santiago.

“It is true that, at least publicly, Quilín has not yet communicated with the main candidate on social media. This is clear in the lawyer’s statements TigerMario Cupelli, who is in conversation with Sports nor did he rule out the possibility of his arrival,” the note added.

The newspaper consulted Garec’s legal representative, who confirmed that there were no contacts with the former Peruvian coach.

“Until now, there has been no communication. No one called us from the Chilean federation. If Gareca is interested in leading Chile, you have to ask him,” the coach’s lawyer replied to the Chilean newspaper. (D)