Jorge Fossati of Uruguay stepped in as coach Team PeruThe Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) announced in a statement this Thursday that they had reached an agreement and wished him a huge success.
“The Peruvian Football Federation informs the public that after reaching a mutual agreement, Professor Jorge Fossati will not continue as Technical Director of the Peruvian Football Team,” said a statement posted on the federation’s social networks.
He expressed his gratitude to “Professor Fossati” and his technical command “for the dedication he has shown during his time in charge of our group” and wished him “great success in his future projects”.
In addition, the FPF indicated that in the coming days they will announce a new director of football, with whom the election of a new technical command for the senior team will be defined, and in this way they will continue “their organizational restructuring and renewal”. project.”
“We thank the fans for their unconditional support and we promise to continue working for our Baikal and increasingly competitive football,” the FPF concluded.
Peru currently sit last in the South American qualifiers 2026 World CupSeven points and only one victory, so the versions that the federation decided to end the relationship with Fossati have been ringing for months.
In early December, the president of the FPF, Agustin Lozano, announced that possible negotiations were underway for the Uruguayan, popularly known as “El Nonno,” to leave.
Fossati, 73, replaced Peruvian Juan Reynoso as coach of the “Bacolor” after coaching Peruvian club Universitario Deporte and winning Ligue 1.
