After 14 months, Gustavo Costas stopped being the coach of the Bolivian national team

After 14 months, Gustavo Costas stopped being the coach of the Bolivian national team

Costas himself He said goodbye this Tuesday through the social network 14 months in office.

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Gustavo Costas, the former Argentine soccer player at the time of his arrival in the Bolivian team.

“Thank you for everything to the great Bolivian peopleit was a beautiful experience, even though the results were not with us,” said the 60-year-old Argentine coach, who landed in La Paz, coming from directing the Chilean Palestinian.

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) He had informed it on Monday night, that he made the decision to terminate the former Argentine soccer player’s contract.

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End of the Costas era: the latest results

Costas’s disaster in the qualifiers began with the 5-1 beating that his team received during their visit to Brazil. It was followed later by rout received by Argentina at the height of La Paz, in a duel in which our team played without Lionel Messi.

Everyone waited for the highland team to could be remade against Ecuadorin La Paz, but the Ecuadorians they took the three points from the Hernando Siles Stadium for 2-1.

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The 1-0 away defeat in Paraguay ended up sealing Costas' fate against the team from

The 1-0 away defeat in Paraguay ended up sealing Costas’ fate against the “La Verde” team.

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After that match, sectors of the press and the Bolivian fans they asked for an early departure for Costas. The valuable points missed at home were seen by many as “an unacceptable mistake” at the start of the playoffs.

Finally, the 1-0 defeat against Paraguay in Asunción, on Tuesday October the 17thended by seal the fate of DT.

The balance it’s devastating: four defeats in a row, two goals for, 11 against and the last place of the standings.

Source: Ambito

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