2024-01-16 04:41:15
Without expecting it, Colombian football learned in the last hours of this January 15 that coach Lucas González had been dismissed from his position at América de Cali. Through a communication on social networks and without prior notice, they published that they were dispensing with the Bogota native’s services for 2024 a few days before the official competition began.
In the text written by the club’s communications, only the announcement and thanks were given, but not a single reason was given as to why such a sudden decision was made. SEMANA, with the desire to know what the reasons had been, investigated and came to know several reasons that ended up leading to the termination of the relationship.
The Gómez family has been leading the América de Cali project for a few years. Tulio Gómez is the largest shareholder and now his daughter Marcela (poses with the trophy) will be the president of the institution. | Photo: El País
According to what is known to this journalistic house, the president of the club, Marcela Gómez, daughter of the club’s largest shareholder, Tulio Gómez, summoned the outgoing coaching staff at night to have a meeting and take stock of what has been done so far. There, apparently, she argued to them that she did not feel comfortable with the coaching staff and her desire was to begin her mandate with a good relationship with the fans.
Fortunately for Lucas and those who accompanied him in the process of less than a year at the head of América, since his departure was not due to having left the position, he will receive the corresponding payment for his compensation, in addition to being at peace and safe with everyone. the agreements established due to the contract having been interrupted early.
Lucas González smiled again after beating Santa Fe in the League | Photo: Win Sports – Screenshot
Another of those who has followed up on Lucas’ departure is Jaime Dinas, a journalist who has shown his lack of affinity with the outgoing González. Going out to collect, he pointed out: “The dismissal of the “gravedigger” is not surprising, an arrogant, arrogant and cretin, who believes he is above the team and América de Cali cannot lead.”
To complement, he went so far as to blame the Bogota native for bad practices and also assured that because of them in national football he had lost total credibility: “He left America because he was “caught” in “tactical” maneuvers that I want to keep and for that reason in the League. Betlplay. NO team will hire him, so the “pig” is another one.”
Finally, doubts were sown due to not knowing if with this dismissal the arrival of Arturo Vidal will finally occur. According to what was revealed by Dinas, the probabilities of the arrival of the Chilean increase given that “that is already defined, ah Vidal could NOT be directed by a ‘Gravedigger’”, referring to Lucas González.
World Cup coach for America
The first name that SEMANA was able to know is that of Ricardo Gareca, former player of the club and until recently coach of Vélez Sarsfield and the Peruvian National Team. The choice of this name would be made by President Marcela Gómez, who would like to start her mandate with a quality hit in front of the red fans.
Peru’s coach Ricardo Gareca reacts during a qualifying soccer match against Paraguay for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP/Martin Mejia) | Foto: AP/Martin Mejia
Francisco ‘Pacho’ Vélez, renowned sports journalist, also said that there would be names like Santiago ‘Sachi’ Escobar, Luis Fernando Suárez and César Farias in the pipeline to join the reds. Hours will pass to know which one will be chosen, because with the news from America in recent days any surprise would end up happening.
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