One of the most controversial movements in the Colombian professional soccer transfer market was the departure of the Costa Rican coach Alexandre Guimaraes for the lack of resources argued by América de Cali months after suspending his contract in the midst of the economic crisis caused in Colombian football due to the coronavirus pandemic and the suspension of sporting events.
Guimaraes and the board of América had several troubles and finally Tulio Gómez He chose to look the other way and let the helmsman go while he replaced him with Argentine Juan Cruz Real, DT who arrived with an extensive coaching staff and who was in the scarlet’s plans since the departure of Fernando Castro the previous year.
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The fact is that Guimaraes was looking for a team before that refusal he received in America and was very close to Pumas in Mexico and some clubs in Asia, as he himself recently stated in sports media; However, everything was diluted and he is currently without equipment and probably will be until the end of 2020.
Likewise, Guimaraes was again grateful for the words of Stéfano Pioli, technical director of AC Milan, who expressed his admiration for the Costa Rican helmsman and his America champion in 2019 with great numbers in his campaign.
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For now, in America de Cali they are trying to make a splice without trauma between Cruz Real’s style of play and the great legacy that Guimaraes left in the ‘scarlet’ squad.
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