No way back: Pusineri steps down as Atlético Tucumán manager | OneFootball

Another sudden change at Atlético Tucumán. Lucas Pusineri is no longer the team's coach, amidst the sporting and institutional chaos. Hugo Colace, from the Reserve team, is expected to take over as interim coach until the end of the Torneo Clausura.

The Decano is experiencing very turbulent days, with a serious conflict with the squad. The coach had been dismissed on Wednesday, October 22, but was reinstated the following day after several internal meetings.

However, this Sunday - after various meetings between directors, members of the Technical Secretariat, and the coach - they finally agreed to terminate the coach's contract, with the intention of easing the Decano's crisis, even though Pusineri wanted to stay in the position (he believed he was still within the goals set for this semester).

Thus, the coach ended his second tenure with the Decano, where he led 28 matches, winning 10, drawing 4, and losing 14, with a 40% effectiveness rate. The lack of consistency in the Torneo Clausura 2025, along with the marked differences between the players and the directors, ultimately accelerated the coach's departure.

His replacement will be Hugo Colace, the Reserve team coach: all indications are that he will be the interim coach until the end of the Torneo Clausura. In fact, he will not lead the Tucumán delegation that has to travel this afternoon to Buenos Aires to face Lanús for the 16th round of the Torneo Proyección.

Colace, who joined the Decano at the end of 2024 to take charge of the Reserve team, led 31 matches this year, with 11 wins, 10 draws, and 10 losses. Now, he will be responsible for the First team, at least until the tournament ends. Atlético will visit Independiente on Saturday, November 1, in the 14th round of Zone B.

Atlético Tucumán is going through a deep internal crisis. Last Wednesday, the Decano's squad released a harsh statement against the management, exposing the conflicts and dissatisfaction that led them to decide not to gather before the match against Ciclón: “We want to make it clear that this is not an economic claim as the management tried to suggest; our dissatisfaction arises from an accumulation of issues that we believe are fundamental for Atlético Tucumán to grow as an institution.”

In the defeat against Cuervo, the fans showed their anger with the team's performance and insulted the players with the famous chant “players, the c…”, an event that triggered the fury of Leandro Loco Díaz, who challenged a fan in the stands to a fight. Additionally, some fans threw bills at the team's exit.

In this context, with disorganization, Lucas Pusineri

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