This Saturday, December 30th, University of Sports officially presented Fabian Bustos as a brand new coach, replacing Jorge Fossati for 2024, the Cream's 100th anniversary year. Just a few hours after his arrival on Peruvian soil, the Argentine coach was officially introduced at a press conference. The DT was accompanied by his technical command, the provisional administrator of the “U”, Jean Ferrariand the sports director Manuel Barreto.
During the press conference, Jean Ferrari referred to the board's recent negotiations in the search for the new technical director. As is well known, the Venezuelan strategist Cesar Farías It was one of the options that sounded the loudest to reach the student team, but the coach could not resolve a contractual issue with his club Águilas Doradas in time and ultimately did not reach Universitario.
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What did Jean Ferrari say about César Farías?
“When a team is without a coach, it is natural for them to look for alternatives. I will not mention the names of the alternatives we have communicated with. The fact that we have communicated does not necessarily mean that there is any kind of coach.” “The agreement has been concluded. In this sense, it would be wrong for me to mention a specific point,” he explained.
In addition, the coach highlighted the arrival of 54-year-old strategist Fabián Bustos for the next season, describing him as a coach of “very first level”.
“We have chosen Fabián Bustos, a top coach in whom we can fully trust that, together with his technical ability, he can manage a unique year, the 100th anniversary, and aim for the double championship that we have planned. “for this year and the Copa Libertadores that lies ahead,” he added.
The owner of Águilas Doradas assured that César Farías' departure should be for Peru
In an interview with Infobae Perú, José Salazar pointed out that the Venezuelan coach terminated his contract to be able to come to Universitario. “He resigned to go to Peru,” he said. In addition, he was consulted about these negotiations between the Merengue club and the coach, but avoided answering. “You should ask Master Farías,” he said.