The departure of Leonel Álvarez from the technical direction of Deportivo Pereira surprised the club’s fans, after the good campaign it had had in the first half, in which it was one game away from playing in the grand final of the BetPlay League.
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After reaching the last day with the first option to qualify, Pereira lost 3-1 with Atlético Bucaramanga and was eliminated. The Leopard was left, two weeks later, with the first star of 2024.
Pereira announced that the departure of Álvarez, 58, had been by “mutual agreement.” However, four days after his departure, the Antioquia coach was announced as the new coach of Emelec of Ecuador and this Tuesday he was officially presented.
These were the taunts from Álvaro López, president of Pereira, to Leonel Álvarez
Also this Tuesday, the club confirmed Luis Fernando Suárez as Leonel’s replacement, in the coach’s third stage at the head of the professional team. And the president of Deportivo Pereira, Álvaro López, took the opportunity to launch strong taunts at Álvarez.
“Leonel made his decision. Good wind and good sea, may you be successful. Unfortunately, we are going to have to be champions with a different coach because our objective remains,” López said at the outset.
Then, the leader launched a phrase that did not leave Leonel in a good light: “The lie remains until the truth blooms, things fall under their own weight. He already left sadly, but whoever arrives, I believe, has a much further path and perhaps a more human being,” he added.
López said that Álvarez had arranged everything with Emelec before
Later, López gave an interview to VBar Caracol and talked about the reasons for Leonel’s departure. One of the causes, as journalist Iván Mejía had anticipated, was the lack of reinforcements, which would have bothered the previous coach.
“He wanted us to revive Maradona, Pelé, to bring him Messi and Ronaldo,” insisted López, who was already much more direct against Leonel: “Everything was a justification, because I had everything done with Emelec before the game against Bucaramanga.”
It should be remembered that Álvarez will replace fellow Colombian Hernán Torres in Emelec, who was announced as the new coach of Deportivo Cali.
López confirmed the continuity of Carlos Darwin Quintero and announced the return to professional football of attacker Fernando Uribe, who had retired in December, when his contract with Millonarios ended.
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