Racing president fumes as manager subs off Centurión: “I’ll sack him” | OneFootball

Manuel Pérez, the top executive of the "Academy," confessed that Pablo Fornasari's departure after just three matches was due to "Ricky's" substitution in the last game. "You can't make such a blunder," the director stated.

The brief tenure of Pablo Fornasari at the helm of Racing de Nueva Italia came to an abrupt end, and this Thursday, the club's president, Manuel Pérez, revealed the explosive reasons behind the decision. According to the director, the trigger was not the statistical balance (one win, one draw, and one loss), but the management of their star signing: Ricardo Centurión.

The conflict erupted during the match against Mitre de Santiago del Estero. In the second half, the coaching staff decided to substitute the former Vélez and Racing de Avellaneda player, a decision that infuriated the president in the stands.

"That's when I said: 'this is as far as you go.' When he took him out, I told those with me: 'today I fire him.' You can't put in and take out such a player when the change should have been anyone else," Pérez declared, who considered that, despite alternating good and bad performances, Centurión was the team's only key to scoring.

"Things that cannot be tolerated"

Pérez was blunt in describing the substitution as a "blunder" unanimously for the board of directors. He also recounted that after the match, he consulted the player, who assured him he was ready to keep playing.

Despite the tactical misstep, the president highlighted the midfielder's attitude: "He showed humility and shook Fornasari's hand," he detailed about the end of the coach's tenure at the Miguel Sancho Stadium. With the coach's departure due to "management issues," Racing is now seeking a replacement who knows how to lead a squad with high-profile figures.

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