Big names and Boca targets: the two managers on Independiente’s shortlist | OneFootball

The management of El Rojo is looking for a new coach to take charge ahead of the match against San Lorenzo and the upcoming clásico against Racing.

After the 1-0 defeat to Banfield at the Libertadores de América – Ricardo Enrique Bochini stadium, Independiente was left without a head coach as Julio Vaccari decided to resign after reaching 10 games without a win, during a streak in which the team was eliminated from both the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Argentina.

Although Monday’s training session ahead of the match against San Lorenzo in Avellaneda will be led by Carlos Matheu, the Reserve team coach, and Eduardo Tuzzio, the management of El Rojo is already working on a possible replacement. In this context, they have two coaches on their shortlist who were previously sought after by Juan Román Riquelme for Boca.

According to TNT Sports journalist Sabrina Otaegui, Independiente has Luis Zubeldía and Gustavo Quinteros on their radar—two coaches in whom Riquelme has shown interest since he became a director at Xeneize at the end of 2019.

Zubeldía is currently unemployed after his stint at São Paulo in Brazil, where he left his position earlier this year. In the meantime, he was rumored to be a candidate to coach the Venezuelan national team after the dismissal of ‘Bocha’ Batista, but for now, there have been no formal negotiations for him to take over.

On the other hand, Quinteros is also available. After a short spell at Grêmio in Porto Alegre, the coach who won the championship with Vélez in 2024 is waiting for new offers to continue his career, and his priority is Argentine football, which could tip the scales in Independiente’s favor.

“As of today, I would like to wait for something interesting from Argentine football, since I have worked abroad for many years and my idea is to be with my family, to be in Argentina, and hopefully something interesting will come up,” Quinteros commented some time ago in an interview with Diario Olé.

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