For Ever without a manager: poor results cost Pancaldo his job | OneFootball

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·28 March 2026

For Ever without a manager: poor results cost Pancaldo his job

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The club reported this Saturday that it reached an agreement with the coach from Santa Fe for him to step aside.

Chaco For Ever’s footballing crisis ultimately hastened Ricardo Pancaldo’s departure after a forgettable start to the season in Zone A of the Primera Nacional. “El Negro” still has yet to win in the competition, managing just two draws and four defeats so far, the latest coming last night against Gimnasia de Jujuy. However, beyond the worrying points tally, what finally exhausted the patience of the board and the fans was the team’s extremely poor level of play.


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The team’s performances were described as very poor, marked by a lack of clear identity and unconvincing displays that now leave it in the dreaded direct relegation spot. Pancaldo was unable to find an ideal starting eleven, making multiple changes from one match to another without getting tactical or emotional responses on the field. This erratic run left the Chaco side at the bottom of the table, forcing an urgent restructuring in an attempt to salvage the year and achieve the club’s main objective: avoiding relegation.

On the immediate horizon is the Copa Argentina match scheduled for this Wednesday against Defensa y Justicia, followed by next week’s away fixture against Los Andes. With the team currently without a head coach, “El Negro” fans hope history will repeat itself as it did in 2023. Back then, the team was also in the relegation zone when Diego Osella resigned from his position just before a Copa Argentina clash. On that occasion, Marcelo Carrasco took over on an interim basis and led the team to a historic victory over Rosario Central, a win that served as the necessary turning point to spark a positive run that ultimately saved the club from relegation.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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