2023-10-24 12:19:06
After four consecutive losses in the Qualifiers heading to World Cup 2026, Gustavo Costas stopped being the coach of the Bolivian national team. In the ten games that the Argentine coached, La Verde achieved one win, one draw and eight losses.
The Argentine technical director took office in August 2022 cwith the objective of taking the Bolivian team to the world Cup 2026 that will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canadataking advantage of the sixth direct classification quota or the chance of a playoff with an Asian cast.
However, in the South American classification he never found his way, He also did not know how to capitalize on the 3,600 meter height of La Pazwhere this team used to grow strong.
Although the former defender had stated that he had the support of President Fernando Costathe Bolivian Football Federation has already communicated the decision, and it is expected to know who will occupy that position for the November window, when they face Peru and Uruguay.
The defeat against Albirroja is completeCostas had assured that it was a project that was going to take time: “If I knew they were bringing me for three or four games, I wouldn’t have come. “I wouldn’t be thinking about that, I wouldn’t have accepted.”
Costas is the second South American coach to be fired since qualifying began. The first to disengage was Guillermo Barros Schelotto who ended his relationship with the National Team Paraguay after equalize without goals at home against Peru y fall 1-0 to Venezuela.
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