Racing president fumes as manager subs off Centurión: "He's out today" | OneFootball

Manuel Pérez, top executive of the “Academy,” admitted that Pablo Fornasari’s departure after only three matches was due to the substitution of “Ricky” in the last game. “You can’t make such a blunder,” the director fired.

The brief tenure of Pablo Fornasari at the helm of Racing de Nueva Italia came to an abrupt end, and this Thursday the club president, Manuel Pérez, revealed the explosive reasons behind the decision. According to the director, the trigger was not the statistical record (one win, one draw, and one loss), but rather the management of his 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 box.

“Right then I said: ‘this is as far as you go.’ When he took him off, I told those with me: ‘today I’m firing him.’ You can’t put in and then take out such a player when the substitution should have been anyone else,” Pérez stated, who considered that, despite his ups and downs, Centurión was the team’s only key to scoring goals.

“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 spoke to the player, who assured him he was fit to keep playing.

Despite the tactical snub, the president highlighted the midfielder’s attitude: “He showed humility and shook Fornasari’s hand,” he said about the end of the coach’s stint at the Miguel Sancho Stadium. With the coach’s departure finalized due to “management issues,” Racing is now looking for a replacement who knows how to handle a squad with high-profile players.

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