A complete surprise was the departure of Leonel Alvarez of Deportivo Pereira, after having a great campaign and fighting in the semi-final home runs of the League.
Pereira’s campaign in the first half was good: it was one game away from reaching the grand final of the BetPlay League, but the defeat against Atlético Bucaramanga as a visitor on the last date, 3-1, ruined Pereira’s dream. get the classification.
Leonel directed 25 League games with Pereira, which he had joined at the beginning of the year. He had 12 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, with 35 goals scored and 26 received, for a performance of 57 percent.
The club released a brief statement last Thursday announcing the departure of the coach and his coaching staff. “We thank Technical Director Leonel de Jesús Álvarez and his work team for being part of the history of Grande Matecaña,” the document says.
Leonel would arrive at Emelec
Leonel Alvarez
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Leonel did not last long without a team, since the 58-year-old coach is desired in the market and would already have everything ready to live a new experience outside the country.
Apparently Álvarez is already in Ecuador, ready to sign a contract with him. Emelec of Guayaquila team that just lost Hernan Torresaccording to Ecuadorian press reports.
It is expected that in the next few hours, Álvarez will be announced as coach of Emelec, with whom he will sign a one-year contract.
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