By Edgardo Avelar
07 Sep 2024, 00:28 AM EDT
Everything seems to indicate that the technical director Argentine Eduardo Berizzowill win the fight against the Mexican coaches Miguel Herrera Gonzalo Pineda is now in charge of the Esmeraldas del León, according to reports worthy of complete credibility this Friday.
According to the data released to The Opinion On condition of anonymity within the León board, we were assured that if Berizzo accepts the conditions that the leadership of the Bajío team is proposing to him, the choice will be announced in the next few hours, especially because the work project of Marcelo Bielsa’s former collaborator, He convinced the board of directors of his goals and objectives for the rest of the tournament and the next Liga MX championship.
Berizzo, with extensive experience on the bench after hanging up his boots as a professional player, was part of Marcelo Bielsa’s work group in the Chilean national team and then took charge as head coach of the Andeans themselves and the Paraguayan national team. Therefore, the Lion would hire a coach who knows how this business works.
HBerizzo is currently unemployed after leaving the helm of the Chilean national team last November, where he was unable to boost the efforts of the players and replicate the great work of his compatriot Marcelo Bielsa.
Berizzo has a long career as a strategist at the head of Estudiantes de La Plata, O’Higgins, Celta de Vigo, Sevilla and Athletic Clubbefore moving on to the aforementioned national teams of Paraguay and Chile. If his arrival at León is confirmed, Berizzo would have a second chance to land again in Mexican football after his name was mentioned for Monterrey, which ended up signing his countryman Martín Demichelis.
Leon wants to take advantage of the break for the FIFA date and be able to take charge of the corresponding match against Leon as of date 7 of the 2024 Apertura tournament of the Liga MX scheduled for September 14 at the Nou Camp stadium.
Berizzo is not unknown in Mexican football due to his time as a player with Atlas from 1993 to 1996, where he demonstrated his quality alongside other compatriots who arrived at that time, such as Cristian Domizzi and Ricardo Lunari. together with coach Marcelo Bielsa. He then left for Spain to continue his career until becoming a coach.
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