The Argentine’s era in command of the Blues began with a defeat to Coquimbo Unido that opened the summer friendlies.
Mauricio Pellegrino was introduced as a new technician University of Chile last 14 Dec to lead the project with which the blues hope to return to be protagonists after battling the spirit of relegation four years in a row.
The Córdoba-born man arrived at the Blue Sports Center (CDA) to replace the incoming interim Sebastián Miranda after the departure of Diego López due to poor results. The Argentinian has arrivedor on the bank of the laity after his experience in Vélez, a team from which he left in March 2022 after earning just one win in 7 games played in the last campaign.
After joining Spaniard Rafael Benítez as an assistant at Liverpool and Inter Milan, he began his career as a solo quarterback in 2012 and took charge of Valencia, replacing Unai Emery and, despite de Chés qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League League, was removed from the post. From there, he registered moves for Estudiantes de La Plata, Independiente, Deportivo Alavés, Southampton, Leganés and Fortín, a side in which he achieved a 56 per cent performance after 78 commitments in which he managed 37 wins, 21 draws and 20 losses. . AHe has not yet achieved a title as a trainer.
His first challenge with the students came on 23 December, in behind-closed-door friendly matches against Real San Joaquín in the middle of the pre-season. The two, which lasted 60 minutes each, ended with the U winning (2-0 and 10-0). After that, his team faced Audax Italiano, in two 70′ games and also as part of the national championship preparation, going 2-3 on aggregate. The official premiere took place in the framework of the Coquimbo Summer Cup 2023 lost 2-0 to El Pirata in the Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso. On Saturday, they will play against Rosario Central for the game that takes place in the fourth region in the run-up to their game against Talleres in Santa Laura. His debut in the tournament will be on Monday, January 23, where he will receive Huachipato even without having a particular stadium to exercise the place.
In TARGET we take a look at Pellegrino’s numbers in the bank of the University of Chile:
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