Two days after the elimination of the Colombia National Team to Qatar 2022, there is no clear picture of the future of Reinaldo Rueda, which added his second failure in command of the national team that was left out of the World Cup event in the middle east.
Some versions suggest that the vallecaucano would leave the vacancy after failing to qualify with the 'Tricolor', and would take on a new challenge as the new helmsman of Atlético Nacional which he already led in the past and won the Copa Libertadores in 2016.
Similarly, during the press conference after the victory against Venezuela in Puerto Ordaz, the former Chilean technician left his position at the disposal of the managers of the Colombian Football Federation, who took the decision.
“I think it is very clear that our contract was subject to World Cup qualification, it is an evaluation that managers will have to make, of the work we have done.”
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While the departure of Reinaldo Rueda becomes official, there are already several names that sound to replace him in the face of the upcoming challenges of the Colombia National Team, whose main objective is to qualify the 2026 world cup to be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
For many, the new coach should be foreigner, for this reason, a suitable man for the majority is Marcelo Bielsa, the Argentine recently disassociated himself from Leeds United from the Premier League.
In addition, the rosarino has enough scrolls to take the reins of any selection as he ranked the 'Albiceleste' to Korea & Japan 2002 and in was a key player in the construction of the golden generation of Chile that he led in South Africa in 2010.
However, it will not be an easy task for the Federation to convince former Marseille, as Bolivia also wants to count on him and they would have already started talks to make him a formal offer.
First of all, it is unknown how long the directives of the Colombian Football Federation will take to confirm the departure of Rueda as announced by his successor. However, Álvaro González, president of Difútbol, gave some statements to journalist Alexis Rodríguez.
The truth is that according to González it is almost a fact that the process of Reinaldo Rueda at the head of the Colombian National Team is no longer after the terrible results in the qualifying rounds heading to Qatar 2022.
Another candidate to take command of the 'Tricolor', is former Vélez Sarsfield, Ricardo Gareca, current coach of Peru who will play the repechage for the second time in a row. However, the Argentine would hear offers after the world cup.
It should be noted that the 'Tigre' has a great appreciation for the country after his successful time as a player for America in Cali where he left his mark. Already as a coach, he also led the 'Scarlettes' and had a brief experience for Independiente Santa Fe.
On the other hand, Juan Carlos Osorio should not be ruled out, who has an old desire to lead the national team, although he does not enjoy the approval of Ramón Jesurún.
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