Lisca cites confidence and says goodbye to Santos

The coach Lisca spoke about the resignation of the saints through a post on social media. Hours after the club’s announcement, on Monday afternoon, the 12th, the coach published a farewell to thank the president Andres Ruedacommission and players and wish Peixe good luck for the remainder of the 2022 season.

“I would like to thank President Andres Rueda for the trust and opportunity, in addition to the employees, coaching staff and athletes for the great conviviality during the period we were together”, wrote the coach. “I wish Santos good luck for the rest of the season and that he can achieve his goals”, completed.

The coach left the command of the team this Monday, two days after the defeat to Ceará, for the Brazilian Championship. His brief spell at Vila Belmiro ended after eight matches in the season, with a 37.5% success rate: two wins, three draws and three defeats.

According to “Globo Esporte”, the Argentine Sebastián Beccacece is the first choice of the board for the position of coach of the team. The Argentine has been free on the market since Sunday, 11th, when he terminated the Defense and Justice. At 41 years old, the coach also has stints at University of Chile, independent and racing.

Santos has not yet made any contact with the coach’s staff, but is studying to do so, as their salaries would fit into the club’s budget. In addition to the Brazilian team, the local press says that Newell’s Old Boys and Estudiantes de la Plata are also interested in hiring the coach.

Lisca arrived at the club in mid-July to replace Argentine Fabián Bustos. Also according to “Globo Esporte”, the latest adverse results against the Goiás and Cearáfor the Brasileirão, left the situation untenable and the parties decided to leave the coach.

Santos president speaks after resignation

A few hours after the official statement, the president of Santos, Andrés Rueda, spoke on his personal Twitter account about Lisca’s dismissal after 52 days of work and went straight to the point. Despite this, the representative did not talk about the search for a new coach in the market.

“As has already been announced, Lisca is no longer the coach. We have a very difficult game on Sunday and I’d rather err on the side of action than omission. After announcing the decision, I had a frank conversation with the players, telling them to focus more on their grandiosity. What is Santos?posted the club president.