El Loco is the new coach of La Celeste and his first official match on his way to the World Cup will be against La Roja.
Marcelo Bilsa He again leads a South American team. But it won’t be Argentinayour country of origin, or Chili, where he left an indelible memory with the qualification for South Africa 2010 and began to shape the Golden Generation. This time, El Loco arrives with the Uruguayan national teamto try and guide a group of big promises who didn’t have a good showing in Qatar, where they were knocked out in the group stage.
On Monday, May 15, what had been rumored for months became official and the AUF announced the experienced DT as the successor to Diego Alonso. The goal is to take the Charrúa team to the tournament to be held in 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with the first stop against an old acquaintance, as will debut against La Roja in the qualifiers that gives six direct quotas and a place in the rematch for the seventh of the table.
No definite date the qualifiers start in September and the game between Uruguay and Chile will take place at the Centenario Stadium. Meanwhile, to see Bielsa again in Santiago, we will have to wait until the date 18, the last of the match, when they must be measured at the National Stadium, in September 2025.
Source: Goal