The news affects a Conmebol team, a few months before the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Ricardo Gareca is ready to return to directing in Argentina, after 10 years in which he went through Brazil (Palmeiras) and the Peruvian team (2015 to 2022 and a World Cup qualification), to direct Vélez Sarsfield.
The fort awaits him with open arms, as he left a legacy and won four Argentine League titles.
The ‘Tiger’ rejected offers from some South American teams, Ecuador being the closest possibility, and preferred to return to the process of a club in his country. And these days he is putting together his coaching staff, making news with the first member he wants to add.
Gareca, who went through América and Santa Fe as a coach in Colombian soccer, would add a former Santa Fe to his work team.
The news would affect a South American team, just a few months after starting the competition in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Thus, Gareca would have Patricio Camps as an assistant, who had a small step as Santa Fe coach. According to the version that comes from Argentina, Camps would disassociate himself from José Pekerman’s coaching staff in Venezuela, to return to the club where he was an idol in the nineties.