They don't want to leave their clubs! The coaches who ruled out joining the Chilean national team.

Chile's national team failed to attend a World Cup for the second consecutive time: they could not qualify for Russia 2018 and now, in the last South American qualifying process, they also failed to achieve their goal of reaching Qatar 2022. The team, which was led by Martín Lasarte, finished in seventh position with 19 points (five points away from the playoff place, which was occupied by the Peruvian national team).

Lasarte, after failing to meet the goal, left the position of head coach, and after several days, the National Professional Football Association of Chile (ANFP) is in search of a new strategist. According to the Argentine newspaper Olé, the Director of National Teams, Francis Cagigao, is considering a series of names for the position, but there has been no progress with any of them, and two have ruled themselves out as possible candidates.

Manuel Pellegrini from Real Betis (Spain) and Sebastián Beccacece from Defensa y Justicia (Argentina) were strongly rumored. Both have previously stated that they would like to lead the southern national team. On one hand, the coach of the Verdiblancos clarified the situation linking him to his national team.

“First of all, I want to deny that the Federation's president has spoken to a person known to me, mentioning figures that do not correspond. Secondly, as I have said 20 times before, I would love to coach the Chilean national team at some point, but I prefer coaching clubs over national teams, " Pellegrini said, according to Olé.

“I have a contract here until 2025, and I like to fulfill my contracts. So in that sense, I am not considering an alternative to leave Betis for the national team,” he added.

On the other hand, the coach of Defensa y Justicia expressed his gratitude for his name being mentioned by players like Jean Beausejour and Mauricio Pinilla. " Today I am not a candidate for La Roja, I am focused on Defensa y Justicia," Beccacece said. He also revealed that he had the chance to join the Chilean national team's bench at some point, along with Matías Almeyda, before Lasarte took over.