After the end of Liga 1 Betsson, the transfer market is already starting to move in the teams of the national championship. According to Radio Ovación, Franco Navarro would be the new coach of UTC de Cajamarca for the next season and would replace Uruguayan Mario Viera.
The media outlet stated that there is already a verbal agreement between the national strategist and the leadership of the Cajamarca team. In this way, the former coach of the Peruvian national team would return to the helm of the northern team after one season.
Let's remember that 'Pepón' coached UTC between 2016 and 2020. In addition, he had a great campaign last year, as he managed to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.
Navarro trained Deportivo Municipal in 2021, a club from which he was replaced in August due to a series of poor results.
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UTC couldn't qualify for the Copa Sudamericana
UTC de Cajamarca fought until the last rounds to qualify for an international tournament, but it was not enough. The Northern Gavilán finished in tenth position in the accumulated table with 33 points, four units away from the Copa Sudamericana qualification zone.
The team led by Uruguayan Mario Viera had a good start in Phase 2 and won five consecutive matches. However, in the last seven matchdays, they only managed to get five points, with two draws and one win.
The standout player of the northern team this season was Argentine Alexis Blanco, who scored 11 goals and provided four assists.