In Santa Fe there is still painsadness and discouragement after the lost final in the BetPlay I-2024 League, due to penalties against Bucaramanga in El Campín, on Saturday, June 15.
The illusion of winning the tenth star for the cardinal moved players, fans, coaching staff and leaders, so the blow for the runner-up position was very strong.
Thus, one of the important topics for Santafereños will be to know the future of the project that has been built under the direction of Pablo Peiranobecause with the help of the Uruguayan coach, the Bogotá club went from bad campaigns in recent times to restoring hope to the fans and being a protagonist in Colombian football.
Now Santa Fe will have a vacation period for its playersand in that period out of competition, before starting the preseason, it will be crucial to know possible departure of players, list of reinforcements and transfer management.
The fans also want to know if Santa Fe will maintain the Peirano process, or is considering changing the helmsman and revolutionizing the plan that was put together for 2024.
In that last item, it appears President Eduardo Mendezwho after the League I final already I would have made a decision important for the future of Santa Fe.
What is known: Pablo Peirano would suffer the same fate as Harold Riveraone of the last coaches of Santa Fe, who has been in two cycles with Eduardo Méndez as top leader.
In Santa Fe are clear and appreciate what has been done so far by Pablo Peirano; Likewise, they know that They must make decisive decisions to strengthen the project and go again to fight for the League title in the second semester.
Thus, it appears Harold Rivera’s antecedentwho led Santa Fe to the 2020 League final, and lost it to América de Cali.
At that moment, Eduardo Méndez decided to maintain Rivera’s process and sustain it despite the lost final, since he understood that very positive things had been done to have reached the final stage.
That is why, until this moment, Pablo Peirano will continue in office as coach of Santa Fe for 2024-2, as there are important commitments in the League and BetPlay Cup, and there is the hope of qualifying for an international tournament for 2025, so the plan is to consolidate and strengthen the team for the future .
