The Chilean team is looking for a new coach after the resignation of Eduardo Berizzo, but almost ruled out “Tigre”.
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With one win, two draws and two losses, Eduardo Berizzo has resigned as coach of the Chilean team, leaving La Roja looking for a new coach for the remaining 2026 South American qualifiers. Among the candidates for the bench were the Chile team Gustavo Quinteros, Nicolas Cordova j Ricardo GarecaThe latter was the most talked about, but it would have already been excluded by the Chilean Professional Football Association (ANFP) due to a “warning”. Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).
“They have already excluded ‘Tigre’ Gareca. When the situation with Eduardo Berizzo was already complicated, the Chilean Football Federation turned to the Peruvian Federation. Information came from Peru that the economic situation in which the FPF was left has a lot to do with a certain distance from Gareca,” said journalist Marco Escobar of DSports Chile. “A situation very similar to the situation in which Chile was left behind.” with the issue of Jorge Sampaoli“, he concluded.
Who will be Chile’s coach for the game against Ecuador?
The ANFP has already decided who will wear the Chilean team’s jersey for the away game against La Tri. He is Nicolás Córdova, former coach of the Universitario de Deportes and recently technical director of the Chilean youth teams.
Nicolás Córdova takes over Chile on an interim basis. Photo: ANFP
How does the Chilean team fare in the 2026 qualification?
La Roja is in eighth place in the table with five points and is outside the qualifying zone for the 2026 World Cup due to goal difference with the Paraguayan team.
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