The rumor had been circulating for a few hours, but the confirmation came late at night. This was announced by the Argentine Confederation of Basketball (CAB). the dismissal of Néstor Che García as a coach, who has not even boarded the plane to go to Brazil, where the Albiceleste team will play the AmeriCup, which will be led by Gonzalo Garciawho was his main assistant.

“The Argentine Confederation of Basketball announces the exemption of Néstor García from the position of coach of the men’s senior national team”began the press release.

“Che verbally anticipated his departure, for privacy reasons that we respect, and was not part of the delegation that went to Brazil this Tuesday afternoon to play the AmeriCup”to complete.

The team will be led by Gonzalo García, who was the first assistant, along with Leonardo Gutiérrez and Pablo Prigioni, who will join directly in Brazil.

The That had taken up the challenge of generational change in a national team that left the second position of the 2019 World Cup and closed Sergio’s trial Sheep Hernández at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

It debuted in the FIBA ​​showcases that paved the way for the 2023 World Cup in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. In total, he has led eight games, with six wins and two losses. On Monday night he had been head of the team in Mar del Plata, where Argentina beat the Bahamas to recover from the defeat of days ago against Canada, as a guest.

It was a surprise for the environment, especially as the rest of his coaching staff will continue. The AmeriCup, which will be played in Recife, sees him framed in group B together with the Virgin Islands – his debut rival next Saturday -, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

That García had already had a spell with the Argentine national team in 2012, when he became the South American champion. In his career he also led the national teams of Venezuela, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic. At the team level, there were 31 direct matches of him, distinguishing himself in Argentina with Peñarol de Mar del Plata (champion of the 1994 National League) and San Lorenzo (champion of the Super 20 in 2019).