The rumor ended up being confirmed. Nestor Lawrence became a new coach Colombia selection after various media in that country announced in recent days that he was the favorite of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) to take office. The DT of Melgara team that reached the round of 16 of the current South American Cup and is the leader of League 1, leaves Arequipa after a year and five months (arrived in January 2021).
Lorenzo had the approval of the Colombian high command, because he was part of the successful process under the command of José Néstor Pékerman, where he was the first assistant from 2012 to 2018. During that time, Colombia reached fifth place in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and reached the quarterfinals of Russia 2018, eliminated in a penalty shootout by England.
This background would be decisive for the Colombian Football Federation to bet on the 56-year-old Argentine coach, as they seek to resume the project that was carried out with Pékerman. Currently, Colombia, which will face Saudi Arabia this Sunday in a friendly, is being led by Héctor Cárdenas, current coach of the U20 team.
Meanwhile, Lorenzo, who had a current contract with Melgar until December of this year, reached a good agreement with the “red and black” leadership to leave the club at the end of June. Together with him, all of his technical command will be added in the coming days to the command of the ‘coffee maker’ team.