Rafael Dudamel has never hidden that he wants to coach Deportivo Cali and the opportunity came after the departure of Uruguayan Alfredo Arias.
The Venezuelan coach, with a past in the Verdiblanco team, with which he was runner-up in the Copa Libertadores in 1999 as a starting goalkeeper, lives in the capital of Valle del Cauca and was unemployed, serving as a guest analyst in the Gol Caracol broadcasts, which facilitated his connection .
Dudamel would have already expressed that he reached an agreement with the directors and unofficially the version is that they would present him this Wednesday as a new helmsman.
The task for him is not easy, since the team descended to box 13 of the BetPlay League with just 9 points out of 24 disputed, while in the BetPlay Cup they play the quarterfinals against América, starting this Wednesday under the direction from the assistant, Ítalo Cervino.
Although this Executive Committee ends next November, they had thought about starting a contract until December of this year, but Rafael would have suggested that they at least do it until June 2022. The truth is that this Tuesday he was at the country headquarters in Pance finalizing the details for the signature.
The most recent incursion of the Venezuelan as a technician took place at the University of Chile, with which he spent 7 months, until June 5 of this year with a yield of 46%.
However, in management, what is remembered the most as a coach was with the Venezuela Under 20 National Team, which had its best appearance when it was runner-up in South Korea in 2017, losing 1-0 to England. With the senior team he did not have good returns.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Futbolred correspondent
Cali
In Twitter: @marquitosgarces
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