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Martin Lasarte agreed to occupy the place left vacant by Reinaldo Rueda, and will become the new coach of the Chilean team, awaiting official confirmation by the ANFP.
The Uruguayan arrived in Santiago in recent days, stayed in a hotel in the eastern sector of the capital and on Tuesday night he reached an oral agreement with Francis Cagigao, who led the process to choose the new coach of the national team.
Thus, the Uruguayan with steps through the Catholic University and the University of Chile, will be in charge of commanding the national team on their way to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The link with the federation should be signed in the next few hours and its presentation press conference could even be this Thursday.
Although everything is awaiting confirmation by the ANFP, until Tuesday night there was full agreement between both parties so that Lasarte assume in the Red.
Lasarte’s extensive career as a coach
Lasarte began his career as a coach in Uruguay, he had steps through the United Arab Emirates and Colombia, but where he really took a leap It was when he assumed in 2009 at the Royal Society, where he directed Claudio Bravo and Antoine Griezmann.
Then, in 2012, he ended up at the Catholic University, where he spent two years, bearing the stigma that he could never be a champion. That luck changed in 2014, when he assumed at Universidad de Chile and immediately won the tournament in the second semester of that year, plus the 2015 Super Cup and Chile Cup.
The long search of the ANFP to find the coach of La Roja
Since the departure of Reinaldo Rueda, the ANFP board of directors and Francis Cagigao have worked to find the new coach. The problem is that they were faced with an adverse scenario, doors slammed by several candidates, and a short time frame. The first option was Rafael Benítez but he had to be scrapped due to its high cost. Then it was Matías Almeyda’s turn: there was an agreement, but it was impossible for him to leave San José of the MLS. The third was Hernán Crespo, however, his delay, added to offers from Sao Paulo and Santos, made the list run even more.
