By Sergio Silva
May 3, 2024, 8:53 PM EDT
In the UANL Tigers They have no major concern for the future of Robert Dante Siboldi at the head of the feline team and they will wait until after playing the group stage of the 2024 Clausura Tournament of the MX League to finish defining a renewal with the Uruguayan technical director.
Despite the recent elimination at the hands of the Columbus Crew in the Concachampionsthe Tigres maintain confidence in the 58-year-old strategist ahead of the postseason where they will face each other in the first instance against the Rayados de Monterrey in a new edition of the Clásico Regio.
The president of the Mexican club, Mauricio Culebro, assured in a press conference held this Friday that they have held talks with Robert Dante Siboldi to reach an agreement and extend their relationship with the team but that for now it is not the right time to talk about that topic.
“We have been talking to him for a while, right now we are focused on the league. Robert’s results support it: a championship, Champion of Champions, Campeones Cup, final, right now fighting the league, the will of both parties is there.”said the manager in statements reported by Fox Sports Mexico.
“We always want and look for long-term projects, but until a paper is signed we cannot make it official”Mauricio Culebro continued, pointing out that at the moment they have not yet reached an agreement to extend the Uruguayan coach’s stay in the team.
Robert Dante Siboldi took over the reins of the UANL Tigres for the 2023 Clausura Tournament and won the title by beating the Chivas de Guadalajara in the final and in the following tournament he also played the final against the Águilas del América who won the Apertura 2023 title.
“The decisions we make, we make in a thoughtful, planned manner, with clear objectives, we do not make decisions based on the heat of a match”Culebro pointed out, explaining that beyond the setback in the Concachampions, confidence in the Uruguayan coach’s project remains.
“That is why the talks with Robert (Dante Siboldi) have been going on for a long time and the idea is to look for a long-term project with clear objectives. That is the way we work here in Tigres”said the manager of the feline group.
Prior to the press conference given by Mauricio Culebro, it was speculated that Robert Dante Siboldi had already reached an agreement for the next two seasons with the Tigres de la UANL. However, it will not be until after the league that the decision regarding the future of the Uruguayan coach is known.
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