Ricardo Gareca: is it true that he can go to Chile, the classic rival, and make his debut against Peru in the Copa América?

For this reason, and owner of an approval that any Peruvian politician of the last 50 years would envy – President Dina Boluarte reaches, according to Datum, barely 9% -, Chilean football’s intention to tempt him with an offer has disheartened the country, as when the dollar or chicken goes up.

What is known about the Chilean offer? First, the forcefulness with which La Roja’s all-time scorer, Iván Zamorano, spoke at the Copa América draw last Thursday. “I spoke with the president of the Chilean Association and he told me that, of the 10 names he had in his portfolio, (the one chosen) was Ricardo Gareca,” he said. Second, the sports crisis: Chile is eighth with 5 points, a goal difference of -4 and just one game won – against Peru, curiously -. Finally, the intention: Ricardo Gareca’s entourage has told DT that the coach prefers, at this point in his career, “to be a coach,” rather than a strategist from Monday to Friday. Not only for status, but for projection: he feels that he has fuel left to return to that elite. Meanwhile, he lives between Buenos Aires and Lima, where he still has some particular interests.

On Monday, through an interview for the YouTube program, Sin Cassette, by journalists Mauricio Loret de Mola and Michael Succar, they asked Oscar Ruggeri, Gareca’s best friend, if he saw Tigre taking over Chile in the future. of the Qualifiers.

“We were chatting and I can’t… (laughs) I already know it’s the classic, like Argentina vs Brazil. We with the Peruvians have something special because we love them, because I want them to qualify after Argentina. I have something special, but I don’t see it on my side,” he said.

Even two sources that DT had access to in the last few hours, very close to Tigre in the work and emotional sphere, agree with this statement. “He is very fond of Peru, and he thinks about that when he makes a decision. If it were another selection, I would have already accepted,” says one of them.

The issue is not economic, beyond the “expensive” rumor that seems to have crossed all of South America and that prevented a better negotiation with Costa Rica, until Alfaro accepted. For this reason, it is not very complicated to return to the U, despite his good relations with Antonio García Pye. The beaten heart of the Peruvian fan will not resist another cut if Tigre agrees to lead Chile, the classic rival.