It's no more for Abel Balbo in his second cycle at Central Córdoba in Santiago del Estero
. Without the good results of the previous stage, the coach of 'Ferroviario' resolved "by common agreement" with the leadership, after the tough 0-5 win against
Estudiantes de La Plata
, for matchday 13 of the
Professional League Cup
, in which he only won two games.
"Club Atlético Central Córdoba wishes to inform its members, fans and media that it has reached a mutual agreement with Abel Balbo to end his relationship as coach of the first team. After a period of exhaustive evaluation and internal analysis, "Both parties have concluded that it is the right time to separate our paths," the club published in an official statement.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Club Atlético Central Córdoba wishes to inform its members, fans and the media that it has reached a mutual agreement with Abel Balbo to end his relationship as first team coach. pic.twitter.com/CllfvDyJHt
— Club Atletico Central Córdoba (@cacc_sde) April 7, 2024
"Club Atlético Central Córdoba would like to express its most sincere gratitude to Balbo for his dedication, effort and commitment during his time as part of our institution," he added.
The Santiago team has 10 points in zone B, as a result of the two aforementioned victories (against Sarmiento de Junín and Lanús) and four draws, in addition to seven defeats. During the week, meanwhile, he had surpassed Quilmes for the first round of the Argentine Cup.
But the 0-5 against Pincha was the last straw for Balbo, who in his previous cycle had managed to stay in the Professional League with some ease.
"Now the Board of Directors is in the process of searching for a new coach to take the reins of the professional team. Meanwhile, the Reserve coach,
Juan Carlos “Pollo” Roldán
, will be in charge of commanding the professional team on an interim basis. ", closed the statement from Central Córdoba, which will close the regular phase against
San Lorenzo
, at home.
The ninth coach in 13 dates
Balbo increased the list of coaches who lost their jobs during the Professional League Cup. There are nine in the 13 dates that have been played, with the particularity that there was a club that changed coaches twice.
The first was Matías Modolo, fired on the third day of Deportivo Riestra. Three followed him on the sixth day: Facundo Sava in Tigre, the duo of Favio Orsi and Sergio Gómez in Atlético Tucumán; and Sergio Rondina in Sarmiento de Junín.
The next day, those who left their position were Rodolfo De Paoli (Independiente Rivadavia) and Sebastián Grazzini (Platense), while Guillermo Farré (Belgrano de Córdoba on date 10) and Néstor Raúl Gorosito (in Tigre, date 11) completed the list. ).