Last November the Chilean team was then left without a technician Eduardo Berizzo will announce his final departure at a press conference. The coach made the announcement following a draw against Paraguay on matchday five of the 2026 qualifiers. Against this background, Nicolás Córdova took over the game against Ecuador on an interim basis. However, La Roja is still looking for a new coach, and the coach who sounds strong is Ricardo Gareca.
A week ago, during the draw of the group stage of the Copa América 2024, the former Chilean historical football player Ivan Zamorano He said he had spoken to the president of the National Professional Football Association (ANFP), Pablo Milad, who admitted that the Tigre was the main candidate to take the reins in Chile. For this reason, Zamorano did not hesitate to wish the former coach of the Peruvian team good luck in this new experience.
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What did the Chileans say about Ricardo Gareca's possible salary?
In the midst of this panorama, the Chilean sports commentator Pablo Flamm spoke on the program “Football is spoken like this in Chile” about the salary that they would provide for the new coach, indicating that the budget would be about 2 million dollars per year. However, this amount may increase due to new contracts with sponsors.
“The problem is this: the budget they manage is $2 million. It's the budget they have that exists now. The intention with the new contracts is to increase the budget,” said Flamm.
What did Iván Zamorano say about the possible arrival of Ricardo Gareca in Chile?
During the draw ceremony for the 2024 Copa América, the popular “Bam Bam” spoke about the eventual arrival of the “Tigre” as commander of the Chilean team.
“I spoke to Milad and he told me that there were 10 technicians in the pipeline, but the only name he gave me was Gareca (…). He knows South American football, we wish Ricardo good luck in this process.” “Will certainly be successful with Chile. What he did in Peru confirms that. He is a coach who works very well and I don't think he is that unfamiliar with Chilean football,” he explained on DSports.