In a dialogue with the former coach of the Rímac team, Guillermo Coppola, his former representative and Diego Maradona, he told an anecdote that reflects the importance that the Tiger acquired in Inca lands. He even managed to do something that even the president of the country himself was not capable of doing.
After months of uncertainty, the Red sealed the arrival of its new strategist: Ricardo Gareca . El Tigre, who will be officially presented today, will occupy the bench of the Chilean national team.
The coach will earn $2.8 million per year, in a contract that will last at least until the end of the playoffs. It will be automatically renewed if the national team qualifies for the World Cup hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026.
In this sense, his arrival at Juan Pinto Durán provoked immediate reactions. In Peru, where the former striker had his last experience as a national team strategist, Tigre was asked: “He will be our rival! “, indicated for example the site Perú 21. “If the agreement is finalized, the former most appreciated strategist of the Peruvian team in recent decades will command the Mapochos in the Cup, in the Qualifiers and, possibly, in of the next World Cup. .”, they added. El Líbero, for its part, also reflects the pain of the supporters: “It hurts in my soul », They headlined. “Two-tone fans are affected because Peru’s most beloved coach of this century went to the classic rival “, they added.
Heroes of Peru
Gareca maintains close ties with the Peruvian people . In total, he spent seven and a half years at the helm of the Rímac team. His management with the Incas was more than productive, since brought them back to a World Cup after 36 years . In addition to the ranking of the 2018 event, He also achieved a second and third place in the Copa América, and reached the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Its importance reaches a point that goes beyond football and penetrates deep into society itself.
In relation to this, It was the coach himself who was responsible for providing details of his suitability in Peruvian territory. In an interview on TNT Sports Argentina carried out by Guillermo Coppola, former representative of Diego Maradona and Tigre, among other players, they told a particular story.
Among other anecdotes, where their deep friendship is born, they tell of their relationship with Pelusa. “Maradona comes into my life because of Carli (Carlos Randazzo), because You and for Óscar (Ruggeri)”, explains the businessman who, in 1985, ended his contractual relationship with a series of players to work exclusively with the left-hander, at his own request.
“You know I meet (Maradona) in Russia, during our qualification in 2018, I meet him. He draws the group that I formed with Denmark and France. Well, I found it at the party, at the raffle. I hadn’t seen him in years and we met as if nothing had happened. For him, time had not passed,” he emphasizes, to which Coppola almost obligatorily interrupted: “And what experience you had in Peru.”
“Yes, what an experience,” replied Gareca. “It was a wonderful experience. I am very grateful to the Peruvian, very grateful. Peruvians are among those who love us Argentinians. Few people like us, but in South America the ones who like us the most are the Peruvians,” he added.
There, the ancient representative begins to tell a story that reflects the importance that the Tiger had in Inca lands. “In Peru, they were friends who couldn’t get a reservation at a restaurant (Central). Not even the secretary of the president of Peru, who called the restaurant », he began to count.
“This restaurant is considered one of the three best in the world, right?You You know? You didn’t have a place there, eh, they didn’t find a place”, Gareca intervenes, who knew what he was going to say, as a joke.
Coppola continues: “The president of the country recommends these guys to go to a restaurant. The president tells his secretary to book on his behalf, but he fails to do so. . And it occurs to me that someone should call me for these things. And I immediately had the idea of calling you (Gareca). Not only did you get the seat, but you went and sat down and left him a bottle of champagne. It’s the details that make you, Skinny “, he indicated. El Tigre continued his jokes: “I made you look good,” he replied. “You always had these same details You“, he concluded.
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