After a disappointing end of the 2023 season, it was obvious that Cusco FC is in search for a new manager. Luis Flores acted mainly as interim manager since September 2023, for the remaining six rounds of the 2023 season, after Pablo Peirano was sacked due to the bad results in Clausura. Nevertheless, the results were even worse under Luis Flores, and Cusco FC missed (by one point) the participation in Copa Sudamericana, classifying only ninth in the aggregate table, after finishing fourth in Apertura. There were a number of reasons for this decline in the second half of 2023, and perhaps not all of them were made public. However, Luis Flores was not to be kept as manager, despite the fact that the players themselves were probably guilty as well, especially those who were absent for the last (decisive) game away at Universidad César Vallejo. Most of the players also left in the meantime, so Cusco FC will have to build up a team almost from the scratch.
Several names were discussed, and a return of Freddy "Petróleo" García was presented as almost sure by the press. However, Cusco FC made the official announcement that Argentinian Miguel Rondelli will be the manager in 2024. He is accompanied by assistant manager Luciano Precone, physical trainer Guido Thompson and video assistant Miguel Cevallos.
Miguel Rondelli is the new Cusco FC manager. Photo source: studiofutbol.com.ec
45-year old Miguel Rondelli started as a manager of youth teams in his native Buenos Aires, specifically at Velez Sarsfield. In 2018 he moved to Ecuador, initially managing Universidad Catolica youth team. In 2020 he became the manager of the main team at Universidad Catolica, the first time he was in charge of a senior team. He stayed at Universidad Catolica until the end of the 2022 season. In 2023 he became manager of Emelec, also in Ecuador, but was sacked in June 2023 because of poor results.
At Cusco FC, Miguel Rondelli and his team will have the difficult task to build up a new team for 2024, given that most of the 2023 players have already left for other clubs.
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