With the confirmation of the Venezuelan Football Federation this Tuesday about his brand new coach Jose Nestor Pekerman, who was coach of the “Albiceleste” until 2006 and then in charge of the Colombian team for six years, there are now five Argentine technical directors directing CONMEBOL teams.
That is to say that, at this moment, half of the teams participating in the South American Qualifiers heading to the Qatar World Cup 2022 have DT’s born in soil argento, so we will review case by case below. Do not miss it.
At the head of the Peruvian team since 2015, he qualified for the World Cup in Russia 36 years after Blanquirroja was in his last World Cup event. The “Tigre” is an eminence there in Peru, because he raised the team.
After being Sampaoli’s assistant in the frustrating 2018 World Cup, he stayed in the selected team, started as an interim and after establishing himself on the basis of good level and confidence of his team, he managed to lift the Copa América in Brazil 2021, against the classic rival in Maracana, ending with a very long drought. Today, undisputed.
After a demanding year at Boca, Gustavo Alfaro landed on the bench of the Ecuadorian team in 2020 and the results are already in sight: the Ecuadorian team is third and is one step away from qualifying ahead of Colombia, Uruguay and Chili.
Another former Boca commands a CONMEBOL team: Guillermo Barros Schelotto, idol “Xeneize” for his achievements as a footballer. He did not start in good shape, with several defeats in a row by Albirroja, although he hopes to reverse the situation in the final leg of the South American Qualifiers to be able to get into Qatar 2022.
What has been said: Pekerman is the new coach of Venezuela. He will occupy the gap that José Peseiro had left a few months ago, and will face the challenge of raising the Venezuelan team, no longer likely to be in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Medium / long-term plans, the Profe’s specialty.
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