Lucho González stays at FC Porto and misses out on Coudet's squad | OneFootball

Lucho González will not leave FC Porto to join Eduardo Coudet’s coaching staff at River Plate, so Ariel Broggi will be the one chosen to replace him. Although he was Coudet’s first choice for the assistant role at River, Lucho will not join the new coach’s technical staff, as he was unable to part ways with FC Porto, a club where he is an idol and where he has worked since 2025.

Coudet, who succeeded Marcelo Gallardo, had already worked with Lucho at Inter Porto Alegre and wanted to reunite with him. Even so, faced with this obstacle, the coach, known as “Chacho,” decided to move for Ariel Broggi, while also keeping Damián Musto, who had already been brought into the staff.

It should be remembered that Lucho González, developed at Huracán, represented River Plate in two spells as a player, between 2002 and 2005 and then between 2015 and 2016. After ending his playing career in 2021, he began his coaching path as an assistant at Athletico Paranaense, a club where he also left his mark. That was followed by spells as head coach of Ceará in 2022 and Paranaense itself in 2024, before heading to Portugal.

The new assistant, 43-year-old Ariel Broggi, arrives at River Plate after securing promotion to the top division with Gimnasia de Mendoza. Despite wanting to continue his career as a head coach, Coudet’s invitation led him to change his plans. Broggi is no stranger to the head coach, having already served as his assistant at Racing, Inter Porto Alegre, Celta and Atlético Mineiro.

Curiously, Broggi’s debut on the River Plate bench will be as head coach. Because of a two-match suspension Coudet will have to serve following his sending-off in the Torneo Apertura final against Belgrano, Broggi will be in charge of the team in the Clausura matches against Barracas Central and Gimnasia.

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