Diego Alonso, new Boca candidate: pros and cons of ex-Uruguay boss | OneFootball

With Claudio Ubeda’s departure finalized, Boca began the search for a new head coach, and candidates quickly started to emerge. In recent hours, another name was added to the list of possible alternatives: Diego Alonso, former head coach of the Uruguay national team.

The Montevideo native, who besides La Celeste has managed teams such as Sevilla, Inter Miami, Monterrey, Pachuca, Olimpia, Peñarol, and Guaraní, is on the radar at Brandsen 805, as Bolavip has learned. He is currently on vacation in Europe.

Although no call has yet been made by the club from La Ribera, Alonso is among the options. The 51-year-old coach has both pros and cons when considering a hypothetical arrival at the team presided over by Juan Román Riquelme.

Diego Alonso’s strengths

Diego Alonso checks several boxes that today seem essential to take over the job at Boca: he has experience, has won titles as a coach, and has even managed at a World Cup. In addition, he has been in charge of several big clubs in other countries.

The Uruguayan won two Concacaf Champions Cups: one with Pachuca (2016/17) and another with Monterrey (2018/19). He also won Mexico’s Clausura tournament with the Tuzos. It is worth noting that many of Xeneize’s most recent coaches (Ubeda, Gago, and Martínez) arrived at the club without having won titles previously.

Alonso’s weaknesses

In addition to his long spell out of work (he has been unemployed since October 2024), Alonso’s most recent stints have been far from positive. After leaving Mexico, he went through Inter Miami, Uruguay, Sevilla, and Panathinaikos, and only in the United States did he manage more than 20 matches.

At the Spanish club, he barely lasted more than two months, while in Greece he did not even make it to four. Although his spell with La Celeste was not bad in terms of results, his early exit in the group stage at Qatar 2022 cost him his job.

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