El Turco Asad back in Argentina to keep Godoy Cruz up | OneFootball

Turco Omar Asad, who left a great memory from his first stint at Godoy Cruz in 2010 and then returned in 2012 with less success, will return to Tomba at a very challenging time to take on the hot seat that ended Walter Ribonetto's cycle: the team is not winning and is just one point away from the relegation zone in the annual standings.

The defeat as a visitor against Lanús on Friday laid the groundwork for the end of a cycle that was finalized this Monday with the dismissal by part of the board, sealing Ribonetto's record of 11 matches played with only one win, four draws, and six losses.

In this delicate context, the board hired Omar Asad. Turco was in Mendoza in 2010 in his first experience as a head coach after his time with Vélez's youth teams: he played 38 matches with 18 wins, 12 draws, and eight losses, leaving a great memory by ensuring the team's permanence and leading a campaign that qualified the team for the first time in its history to the Copa Libertadores.

The memory of that successful campaign propelled the early years of the coach's career, who after a good and brief stint at Emelec, landed at San Lorenzo in 2011 with poor results that threatened the Ciclón with relegation. In 2012, he returned to the Bodeguero but could not replicate the previous success.

More than once rumored as a potential coach for Vélez with some electoral candidate, his chance to lead the club where he is an idol and world champion never materialized. Instead, he accumulated experiences at Atlas in Mexico, Estudiantes de San Luis (his last stint in the country in 2017), San José and Always Ready in Bolivia, and El Nacional in Ecuador, to which he returned this year after almost four years of inactivity.

In the Ecuadorian team, he managed 22 matches: won six, drew five, and lost 11. In June, he resigned after a defeat against Universidad Católica, upset by the management's failure to strengthen the team.

In his new arrival in Mendoza, Asad comes accompanied by Mago David Ramírez and Juan Calabrese as assistant coach and Juan Escalante as physical trainer. His contract will extend until the end of 2026 with an exit clause at the end of the year, and he is expected to take charge of the team between this Tuesday and Wednesday.

One point above San Martín de San Juan in the annual standings (27 against 26) and three above Aldosivi (24), Tomba will have to give everything in the last three matches of the Clausura Tournament as hosts against the San Juan team in a battle that will resume the tournament after the elections, visiting Atlético Tucumán in the next match and hosting Riestra in the final game.

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