The Chilean coach leads Nicaragua, La Celeste’s first rival, who are starting a new period under the former La Roja coach with an incentive that confirms his project: the recent Sub 20 World Cup title.
Marcelo Bielsa his debut on the Uruguayan bench . He will do it in a big way: in a Centenary that will surely be exceeded and with a close incentive that will surely strengthen his approach and could even be linked to his decision to accept the bench of the Celeste: the title of the World Cup under 20 years. that the charrúas got in Argentina.
In the event there will be a Chilean, as if it were a sign that the relationship between Rosario and the country is indissoluble: On the Nicaraguan bench, the rival who will become the new examiner of the Orientals, will be Marco Antonio Figueroa .
New account
Bielsa comes to lead a process that aims to renew the Uruguayan team. Iconic figures were not on his first list, such as Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani. No more than José María Giménez, Sebastián Coates, Matías Olivera, Fernando Muslera, Martín Cáceres, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Darwin Núñez, Nicolás De la Cruz, Lucas Torreira or Manuel Ugarte. . Federico Valverde and Ronald Araújo weren’t considered either but they will surely be mainstays in the new cycle.
El Loco arrives with the natural aspiration to take advantage of new talent and project them ahead of the start of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, which will be hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Expectations since the possibility of him sitting on the bench became known are high. There is one element that definitely enters into the analysis: the Argentinian coach He usually carefully examines the possibilities he has to form a competitive team adaptable to his ideas before accepting a proposal. . If he came to Uruguay, it was precisely because he considered that there was a sufficient basis to set ambitious goals.
According to the Uruguayan press, its first formula is defined: Santiago Mele; José Luis Rodríguez, Santiago Bueno, Sebastián Coates, Joaquín Piquerez; Fabricio Diaz, Manuel Ugarte, Matias Vecino; Facundo Torres, Jonathan Rodríguez and Maxi Gómez will be the first to interpret their ideas.
A troubled rival
Figueroa, on the other hand, arrives in a complex scenario: Concacaf has just announced that Nicaragua will be excluded from the next edition of the Gold Cup, the main competition in the region, due to the misalignment of Richard Rodríguez in eight games. The Uruguay-born footballer was not qualified to defend the team as he failed to fulfill the residency parameter for five consecutive years in the country he was going to defend. The Nicaraguan federation announced the corresponding call.
Curiously, Rodríguez, who defends Liberia, from Costa Rica, had resigned from the Nicaragua team, precisely because of Figueroa’s indifference. “I made a point and put aside the selection because the coach did not call me. When the Gold Cup roster came out, I put a dot on it. It’s been a year since the federation contacted me “, he underlined in an interview.
Nicaragua had traveled to South America precisely with the aim of preparing as well as possible for the continental tournament. In fact, his trip will end in Asunción, with the duel against Paraguay . The determination of the confederation that governs it tilts the plans overboard. In fact, it is decided that their place in the competition will be taken by Trinidad and Tobago.
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