Sebastián Beccacece Will Accept His First European Challenge After The Ecuadorian Team's No

After completing his third level in Defense and Justice, Sebastian Beccace He was free to sign for any club or team wishing to employ his services. At first, the rumors pointed towards a possible arrival at Boca Juniors, even more so with the departure of Sebastián Battaglia from the Xeneize team. But as the weeks went by and Hugo Ibarra solidified at the Argentine club, the 42-year-old strategist saw his future differently and further north in South America: in Ecuador.

In an interview for ESPN, Beccacece confirmed that he had held talks with Ecuadorian leaders about a possible arrival at the Tricolor Bank. “We started seeing Ecuador at the World Cup because of a different issue, we liked the passion, what they have, the youth, the rebellion and what Gustavo (Alfaro) did seemed very interesting to us. All December we saw that and with it life. On January 18, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) Francisco (Egas), the President, called us to tell me that it was one of the possibilities,” he commented.

However, weeks later the FEF board decided to do it Felix Sanchez Bas, Former Qatar national team strategist. Faced with this situation, the Argentina manager looked for other alternatives and was confirmed at Elche, a LaLiga Santander team, in the last few hours.

After Pablo Machín’s departure due to poor results, Beccacece will take on the challenge to lift the team out of the relegation zone as they are currently bottom of the table with just two wins and 13 points from 26 games played. The Argentine has signed until the end of the 2023/24 season.