River meet Coudet to offer him the manager’s job | OneFootball

River has already bid farewell to Marcelo Gallardo, started an interim period—which they hope will be very brief—with Marcelo Escudero, and this afternoon will take a crucial step to finalize the arrival of Eduardo Coudet. Virtually, Stéfano Di Carlo and Enzo Francescoli will meet with Chacho and his representative to finalize the details of his contract and define his departure from Alavés. These are key hours, and everything could reach its conclusion in the early days of the coming week.

Rumors of his arrival emerged just hours after the "Muñeco" confirmed his resignation through a video published on the club's official accounts. Although both parties denied contact from that Monday until this Friday, the truth is that through intermediaries, they had already paved the way for an agreement that could be signed in these days.

Christian Bragarnik, the coach's representative, spoke with TyC Sports and confirmed that only after the match with Levante did he receive a call from Di Carlo to advance negotiations. "Obviously, it tempts him, he conveyed it to me at the time, but there are a lot of things to solve, in sports, evaluating the economic aspect and an exit," he acknowledged.

The truth is that both parties are on a shared path, and the next step to confirm that Coudet will be Gallardo's successor will be his disengagement from Alavés. Initially, the most concrete chance is a resignation from the coach, which could include financial compensation to the club, considering they are in full competition and fighting for permanence, and that the contract extends until June 2026.

Just two days after Gallardo bid farewell to the fans in the painful victory over Banfield, River's management already has its next move ready. Di Carlo hopes to finalize Chacho's arrival after the Monday match against Independiente Rivadavia, in Mendoza, and aim to start the workweek with the new coaching staff already officialized.

The strike ordered by AFA and supported by the clubs gives him a margin to better understand the squad and start conveying his concepts. The 8th matchday against Atlético Tucumán is postponed, and the debut could be against Huracán, as a visitor, on Thursday, March 12, or, at the latest, against Sarmiento, at the Monumental on Sunday, March 15.

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