Nobody, not even the heroes, is immune to adverse results in Argentine soccer. And if not, let him say so Julio César Falcioni, who this Saturday stopped being the coach of Banfieldthe club he coached for five cycles and which he led to its only first division professional title, in the 2009 Apertura Tournament.
The decision to terminate the link, which was valid until December 31was announced this Saturday by the club from the south of the Buenos Aires suburbs through a brief statement published on its social media accounts in which it was explained that the termination had been resolved. “by mutual agreement” after a meeting between the leadership and the technical director that took place on Friday.
“As always, we thank Julio for his unwavering willingness to collaborate with our institution”highlighted the Board of Directors of the Drillwhich clarified that only after Falcioni’s departure She was “dedicated to searching for options for leading the first team with the idea of being able to announce the new coaching staff in the coming days.”
The new coach, who will have a month to work before the restart of the Professional Football League, will take the helm of a team that barely added four points in the first five dates of the contestthe product of a victory against Newell’s, a draw with Huracán and three losses against Unión, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and Independiente.
The team’s performance in the Professional League Cup had been a little better, in which it finished eighth in zone A with 17 points, eight away from the qualifying spots for the quarterfinals. In that tournament they recorded four wins, five draws and five losses. Also, just over two weeks ago, he Drill advanced to the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup thanks to a 2-1 victory over Independiente Rivadavia In cordoba.
The fifth cycle in Banfield de Falcioni, 67 years old, began in May 2023, when he replaced Javier Sanguinetti. A few months earlier, he had rejected a proposal from the then president of Independiente, Fabián Doman, to be manager of the Avellaneda club because his desire was to continue being a coach.
In his first full competition with Banfield at this stage, the Emperor He took the albiverde team to the quarterfinals of the 2023 League Cup (they lost on penalties to Godoy Cruz). This year, the results were not so positive and that anticipated his separation. In these 13 months, they totaled 16 wins, 15 draws and 17 losses.
Before this experience, Falcioni had led Banfield between 2003 and 2005, between 2009 and 2010, between 2016 and 2018, and between 2019 and 2020. In the five periods in charge of the team, he totaled 332 games: 127 wins, 101 draws and 104 defeats.
