The wait is over Jorge Luis Pinto. After ending his contract with the Deportivo Cali on July 8, 2023already has everything ready to return to the ring in the technical directions, precisely in a club, which, like the sugar team, needs to win as much as it can throughout the local competition to fulfill a vital objective for the institution.
Unlike thinking about saving oneself from relegation, a problem that Deportivo Cali was experiencing latently, now he will guide a squad to be able to ascend to the highest category, and, if necessary, remain in the BetPlay League. In fact, they were close to playing in the final of the Promotion tournament in this first half of 2024.
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It is nothing more and nothing less than Magdalena Union. This will be the third time that Jorge Luis Pinto takes the reins of the ‘banana cyclone’, after directing from 1988-1989 and 1994-1996. His first experience in Santa Marta was successful, being runner-up in the Colombia Cup and hitting the home runs. However, the tournament was canceled due to the murder of the referee, Álvaro Ortega. Previously, he began his first steps in Samaritan lands as a physical trainer and technical assistant of Francisco Hormazábal.
When will Jorge Luis Pinto be presented at the Unión Magdalena?
With Alvaro Hernandez as technical director, the club could not get into the final of the BetPlay Tournament. They had to beat or tie the Cúcuta Deportivo. They lost and Llaneros beat Deportes Quindío to take the hit and get to the final. After this, Hernández was dismissed from the technical direction.
Now, according to the journalist, Felipe Sierra, Jorge Luis Pinto, has already reached a verbal agreement with Unión Magdalena. It is presumed that the Santander strategist will land in Santa Marta next week to sign and officially assume technical direction. Pinto will have the very tough challenge of getting into the final of the second semester, if he wants to be promoted to the BetPlay League in 2025.
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It is worth noting that Jorge Luis Pinto had been offered to the Deportivo Pereiraand finally it came Luis Fernando Suarez to the bench In the absence of a signature, the man from Santander will wait for the final dates to know when he will direct his first game in Santa Marta. He will direct the preseason and fine-tune details to get off to a good start.
