Fabián Bustos: the reasons that tipped the balance in favor of the coach to lead the U in the Centennial

The reasons

What was until Friday morning the imminent arrival of César Farías had divided the waters. Somehow, the U avoided a conflict. On one side were the traditional fans – myself included – who always look – we look – at the Río de la Plata with fascination, both to look for coaches and reinforcements. If he is a Uruguayan who played in small clubs in his country, rather than looking at his numbers, they trust his passport. This is what is called the link with history. Today’s fans anchor themselves on the other shore, who get their information on TikTok and don’t buy a sports newspaper for nothing. And further up, Venezuela is fourth in the Qualifiers, has a runner-up generation in the world and until a week ago was 9th in River Plate. Items that Peruvian soccer does not complete even by putting together its 112 years of history.

With Bustos, however, there was also a direct relationship: Edgardo Adinolfi, Gregorio Pérez’s technical assistant in the two stages that the Uruguayan had with the Ferrari administration, works today with Bustos. The communication between Universitario and Bustos/Adinolfi was close and daily, especially in the last hours, when Farías was stuck leaving Colombia. This factor -Adinolfi- was very important for both parties and the fluidity with which the negotiation was closed. From the current squad, for example, the Uruguayan assistant knows Aldo Corzo, Nelson Cabanillas, Diego Romero, Alex Valera, from those years in Campo Mar, and of course, the selected Edison Flores and Andy Polo. But also, in 2021, the year in which, as coach of Barcelona from Ecuador, he qualified to the semifinals of the Libertadores, Bustos had Williams Riveros on the idol team, a mega starter today in the U. The relationship they have today, according to Rolando Azas, former technical assistant to Fabián Bustos in Barcelona, ​​was always good, even after the scandal that involved Barcelona in a sports betting case. ”, Azas told Expreso de Ecuador a few months ago.

A source within the club also adds two factors that contributed to Bustos’ chance not being extinguished: his knowledge of locker rooms in big teams – in the last three years he directed, in addition to Barcelona, ​​Santos in Brazil and América Mineiro, with discreet luck -, his leadership against teams that seek glory and most importantly, his adaptation to the systems that allow his players to implement. That semi-finalist Barcelona, ​​for example, played 4-3-3 but could also move to a 4-3-2-1 without problem, with players like Damián Díaz, the Uruguayan Gonzalo Mastriani or Adonis Preciado in the attacking front.

What is coming will be to accelerate. And depth in knowledge: Bustos will sign a two-season contract with the U on Saturday morning, after his arrival in Lima scheduled for Friday night. First, close the squad: the foreign winger or midfielder that is missing from the champion’s squad will be decided by him. Also, here’s the bombshell: Fabián Bustos will choose in the coming days whether Christofer Gonzales or Jairo Concha will join his team.

The future is in your hands, then.