The dance of coaches in Argentine football: while Boca waits for Diego Martínez, there are three clubs that already have a new coach

River’s 2-0 victory against Rosario Central for the Champions Trophy put an end to 2023 for the Argentine First Division clubs, who will resume activity on the last weekend of January when the League Cup 2024. Now the players will have a few days of holiday before starting the pre-season.

However, those who cannot take a break are the managers and sports managers, who are moving against time in the transfer market to look for reinforcements in view of next season’s competition. And the urgency is even greater for those who find themselves without a coach at the end of the year.

This is the case of Boca Juniorswhoever chose Diego Martinez as Jorge Almirón’s successor but has not yet managed to guarantee his arrival because, first, the coach will have to terminate his contract with Huracán. Globo management demands the repayment of the advance.

He Gigoloas he is nicknamed due to his resemblance to a media character who became fashionable a few years ago, he worked in the lower divisions of the Xeneize with the categories 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. La Boca and will reunite with Valentine’s Day boat, Equi Fernández, Luca Langoni and Marcelo Weigandt, among others.

Given Martínez’s departure, The one chosen in Parque Patricios to take his place is Facundo Sava, whose most recent experience dates back to four matches between October and November this year in charge of Sarmiento de Junín.

Previously, he coached Cerro Porteño in Paraguay and, before that, was champion of the 2022 Argentina Cup with Patronato. In the absence of official confirmation, everything is ready for Colo to take the reins of the Burning team. The details remain to make it a reality.

A similar situation is that of Sebastiano Grazzini with Platense. He Magical42 years old, he took over as interim coach of Racing alongside Ezequiel Videla following the departure of Fernando Gago, but rejected Víctor Blanco’s offer to return to the Academy ranks and He is one step away from taking the place left vacant by Martín Palermo in Calamar. Videla, however, will work in the lower divisions of Instituto, a club where he had two experiences as a footballer.

Another of the returns is that of Abel Balbo in the center of Córdoba in Santiago del Estero. The former player of the Argentine national team, River and Boca, whose last step as a coach was at Estudiantes de La Plata, will return to the Santiago team with which he played 18 matches in the 2022 Professional Football League and achieved eight victories , two draws and eight defeats.

And the dance of the confirmed coaches at this moment ends with the arrival at Vélez by Gustavo Quinteros, who comes from a cycle of success in Colo Colo in which he won four titles: Copa Chile 2021, Super Cup of Chile and First Division tournament in 2022 and Copa del Chile 2023.

It will be the second experience in Argentine football for the 58-year-old coach, who achieved promotion to the top category with San Martín de San Juan in the 2006-2007 season. Subsequently he made stops in Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Chile and Mexico.