Belloso on Almirón: «Even my mum says sack him, but I see no reason» | OneFootball

Rosario Central’s leadership publicly backed Jorge Almirón’s continuation as head coach and said there are no reasons to interrupt the sporting project that began a few months ago.

The club’s management recalled that when the coach took over, he was given three specific objectives: to collect a significant number of points before the start of the Copa Libertadores, to qualify for the round of 16 of the continental tournament, and to win the Rosario derby.

“When Almirón took over, we set three objectives for him. The first was to earn a lot of points at the start of the tournament before the Copa Libertadores began, the second was to qualify for the round of 16, and the third was to win the derby. The objectives were achieved,” they said.

They also highlighted that the team reached the semifinals of the local championship and considered the elimination from the Copa Libertadores a hard sporting blow.

“We reached the semifinals and that was the first big blow. We went to Ecuador and things didn’t work out for us, we lost and were eliminated,” they explained.

The leadership also referred to the team’s participation in the Copa Argentina and recalled the difficulties the squad went through during those days.

“When we were in Ecuador, we were told that we had to play on Sunday in Córdoba against Estudiantes. We could have asked for the match to be postponed, but we didn’t, so people wouldn’t keep saying the nonsense they said about us being the team of those in power. Everything we achieved was through effort and with our people. Nobody gave us anything,” they stressed.

In that regard, they acknowledged that the Copa Argentina match was another hard setback and said that the only thing that lived up to the circumstances was the support of the fans.

“We knew it was going to be a difficult match, we accepted that and went to play it. It was a tough match and a major setback. The only ones who lived up to the occasion were the fans,” they said.

Lastly, they reaffirmed that Almirón’s continuity was a decision analyzed and agreed upon by the entire board of directors.

“For everything we have described, we see no reason for Almirón to stop being Central’s coach. We have always aimed to be a serious club, and it is not serious to dismiss a coach halfway through. It is a consensus decision and one that has been carefully thought through,” they maintained.

Along the same lines, vice president Carolina Cristinziano said that the support for the coach is shared by the entire leadership.

“It is a decision agreed upon by everyone, and it is what we want for the club. It is the institutional model we came to put into practice and that we want to consolidate,” she concluded.

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