Carlos Compagnucci decided not to continue in the Universitario bench after three consecutive defeats in the Liga 1, a situation that generated instability in the club as they have to urgently look for a replacement due to the proximity to the match against Cienciano for qualification to the Group Stage of the Conmebol Sudamericana.
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According to the information handled by Líbero, the main option to occupy the position left by Compagnucci was the experienced 70-year-old Uruguayan strategist Jorge Fossati, with whom the administration of Jean Ferrari has already reached an agreement.
With the upcoming arrival of the former Peñarol coach, the merengue team hopes to take a leap in quality in the Liga 1, since Fossati has a great international career, and also has the endorsement of the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA), who has granted him the professional license to perform the position of technical director.
After FIFA, UEFA is perhaps the second most important football organization in the world. They are in charge of organizing major international competitions such as the Champions League, Euro Cup, Europa League, Nations League, among many others.
Titles won by Fossati as a coach
Among Jorge Fossati's extensive list of achievements, the Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Sudamericana in 2009 stand out, won with Liga de Quito from Ecuador, along with the AFC Champions League with Al Sadd from South Korea.
Jorge Fossati and the time he lost against Universitario as a coach
Fossati was the coach of Peñarol in 1996, replacing another coach known by the 'cremas', Gregorio Pérez. That year he led the Copa Libertadores, sharing the group with 'U' and Cristal. In the last match of the group stage, Odriozola's team defeated the possible new 'merengue' DT's team at Estadio Centenario with a 1-2 score, but this result was not enough to qualify for the round of 16.
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