Santiago, Chile.
The Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda, reached an agreement with the National Professional Football Association of Chile (ANFP) to increase the position as coach of the ‘Roja’ and take charge of your country’s team, as confirmed by local media on Thursday.
To complete your departure, Rueda will have to pay damages of approximately $ 500,000 to the Chilean Federation, less than a quarter of what was originally stipulated in the termination clause of his employment contract, where the figure was over 2 million US currencies.
ANFP president Pablo Milad told the local press that “the situations with the corresponding agents, with the corresponding lawyers, have already been established and a few details have yet to be finalized.”
On the orders of the Colombian coach, who came to lead the Chilean selection process in January 2018, La ‘Roja’ He played a total of 27 games, of which he won 9, drawn 8 and fell 10 times.
Of the total number of engagements played, only 10 were official, accounting for 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 points loss in both continental tournaments and the World Cup qualifiers to Qatar 2022, results that earned him harsh criticism from Chilean fans.
Reinaldo Rueda became an option to lead the Colombian team after the defeats by beating Uruguay 0-3 and Ecuador 6-1 on dates three and four of the South American qualifiers, hastening the departure of Portuguese Carlos Queiroz . as your selector.
When in doubt about who will come to the Chilean team’s bench to replace the Colombian coach, Pablo Milad said it will be the job of the federation’s new national sports director, Francis Cagigao, to lead the process.
Cagigao will arrive in Santiago next Monday and, according to local media, is already managing a shortlist that will be evaluated in the coming days.