After more than a year Ricardo Gareca He left the Peruvian team, the “Tigre” spoke to the press of our country about his time in the Bicolor. The Argentine coach commented on the experiences at the 2018 World Cup and the last South American qualifiers, but that wasn’t all, as the strategist also revealed that the two biggest clubs in national football were interested in managing them: Lima Alliance and Sports University.
Speaking to Radio Ovación, Gareca admitted that the Compadres had approached him about taking over the bench for their clubs: “Yes, Alianza Lima and Universitario expressed interest in me at some point,” said the coach. As you could see, his decision was negative and he justified his reaction by saying: “I’m in the process of moving away from Peru from a sporting point of view. This is necessary for me.” However, the DT did not close the door on returning to the country: “Maybe in time you can go back to work.”
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As you will remember, the “Professor” took over the technical management of the Red and white in 2015 and achieved great successes such as qualifying for a World Cup after 36 years and reaching the final of a Copa América in 2019. The coach was close to leading the Bicolor to the World Cup for the second time in a row, but failed in the penalty shootout Australia in the playoffs, the same day he stopped coaching the national team.
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Which team did Gareca coach after leaving Peru?
After leaving the Peruvian national team, the “Tigre” only returned as a coach when he was offered the job at Vélez Sarsfield, but he eventually left this position due to the blue “V”‘s poor results in the Argentine professional league.