The Colombian National Team is looking for a coach to take over following the departure of Reinaldo Rueda and, as has been said, has received more than a hundred resumes.
The bad news for these applicants is that, in any case, it would be regarding saluting the flag, since the consideration would be in a type of hidden plan that would be waiting to finish their participation in the World Cup in Qatar.
The first thing is that the preference would be an Argentine coach, knowledgeable regarding Colombian soccer and the mechanics of the Conmebol Qualifiers. According to journalist Carlos Antonio Vélez, two names are being analyzed because they have no commitments to national teams at this time: Néstor Lorenzo and Matías Almeyda.
However, apparently, the real candidate is not one of them, given his lack of experience, but another one, which has been mentioned in the past: “Carlos Antonio Vélez has already insinuated a third man, Mr. ‘X’, without being able to cite his name by compromise. Diego Chiriví was also framed in this line in Red + Noticias where all the signs already pointed to the current DT of Ecuador. And as MARCA Claro has learned, the identity would be that of Gustavo Alfaro. “
So the mysterious chosen one would be the coach of Ecuador, who classified the team directly to Qatar and will not be free until December, when the competition ends. For now, Ecuador awaits a ruling from FIFA on the lawsuit filed by Chile for the points, due to what it considers an irregular lineup by Byron Castillo, who turned out to be Colombian. Although the experts do not contemplate that this quota will be lost, some believe that it would be at risk. Only in the latter case, Alfaro would be available earlier.