Néstor “Pipo” Gorosito is emerging as the new coach of Gimnasia La Plata to replace Leandro Martini and Mariano Messera, who were fired on Sunday after the goalless draw against Huracán for the ninth round of the Professional League.
“There’s a word agreement so that Néstor Gorosito assumes as soon as possible, “confirmed to the Télam agency a close friend of the Board of Directors of the entity of La Plata.
After this Sunday Gymnastics leaders decided to terminate the cycle of the technical duo after 31 games at the head of the professional team, the negotiations with Gorosito advanced to be the new manager of Lobo. The first contacts with the environment of the former River, San Lorenzo and Tigre coach, among others, began after the elimination by Copa Argentina (3-2 against Argentinos on August 18).
Gorosito, 57, will sign a contract until December 2022 when the mandate of the current Board of Directors ends and it could be presented this Tuesday to the squad at the Estancia Chica property with a view to Sunday’s match in Mendoza against Godoy Cruz from 1:30 p.m., for the tenth date of the Professional League.
Pipo Gorosito, who had sounded strong in San Lorenzo after the departure of Diego Dabove, He will resume his professional activity in the country after passing through Tigre in 2020. Later he was in Olimpia de Paraguay, when he was proclaimed champion of the Guaraní soccer tournament.
For the duo made up of Martini and Messera, who took the reins of the team after the resignation of Sebastián Méndez after the death of Diego Armando Maradona, his cycle ends with 31 matches directed and a harvest of 9 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses.
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