San Lorenzo de Almagro officially announced this Wednesday the hiring of Pedro Troglio, who comes from winning a four-time championship with Olimpia of Honduras, as a new coach of his first men’s team, a position that had been vacant since the departure of Uruguayan Paolo Montero and was temporarily occupied by Diego Monarriz.
On the official website of the Barça club, he presented it like this: “He is passionate about football. And at 56 years old, already with extensive experience in this environment, with unique experiences (playing a World Cup together with Maradona, for example) and the same desire as always, Pedro Troglio arrives in San Lorenzo de Almagro. After meeting with President Horacio Arreceygor and manager Mauro Cetto, and thanks to the excellent predisposition of the Olimpia club of Honduras (where Troglio won four titles), the terms of his arrival were agreed. The directors Miguel Mastrosimone and Claudio Lantarón were also present. Therefore, In the next few days Troglio will sign the contract that binds him as Cyclone coach until December 2022. The squad, which will return to work on Tuesday, January 4 at the Ciudad Deportiva, awaits him with great expectation. Many successes, Pedro! “.
“Troglio is a coach with a great career and we are very happy with his arrival in San Lorenzo,” said Arreceygor in a quote that appears within the same official statement. Cetto, for his part, also highlighted his arrival: “We are very excited about the hiring of Pedro, because of his great experience, the personality he has and the values ​​he transmits. He is the ideal person to face all the challenges that are coming in 2022” .
The new DT will lead the squad after a season finale in which the leadership, after Montero’s departure, had already begun the search for the new driver. The Uruguayan had resigned on date 17 of the recent Professional Football League tournament, after the fall to Lanús 3-1 at the Nuevo Gasómetro, and was temporarily succeeded by Monarriz, who had the trouble of debuting with a defeat in the classic against Huracán, 2-1, on the following date.
The new coaching staff will be made up of Gustavo Reggi (field assistant) and Pablo MartÃn (physical trainer). For Troglio it will be the return as coach to one of the five “greats” of Argentine football, after leading Independiente in the 2007/08 season, a period in which he led 26 games (11 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses). .
For each fan of the Barça club, the arrival of Troglio inaugurates a new time of hope, which will allow 2021 to be left behind. From the San Lorenzo institution, they cling to their experience and their desire and wish him the best -because that is how they wrote it on their official website- in this path that they now undertake together: “Welcome to San Lorenzo, Pedro! And may you also celebrate many achievements with this Club, with which you will surely soon feel identified.”
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