Independiente Santa Fe ended in 2021 in the worst way: removed from League BetPlay II, no place to Copa Sudamericana, without a coach, with the possible departure of players, and waiting to assemble his team by 2022, appoint a new coach and review the budget.
The first confirmed news They are the departure of Andrés Pérez, who ends his contract and it will not be renewed … in fact he did not play the last semester, he only received his salary; and the end of the internship of Grigori Méndez as technical director, although He is still linked to the Bogota club in his main task: director of the minor categories.
It is not ruled out that Grigori Méndez or Francisco Delgado will work with the professional team next year. What does it depend on? They hope to elect a new coach and he will decide whether to rely on the club’s workers or bring his own coaching staff.
Who will be the new technical director?
Martín Cardetti is the main candidate, or at least the one who most convinces part of the board of directors. The Argentine was last Friday in a meeting with President Eduardo Méndez and the project liked. Sources told FUTBOLRED that there is already an agreement, but officially the club says it is still studying resumes.
That same Friday, November 19, there was also a meeting with another candidate: it would be a Colombian coach and the talks are ongoing.
The leadership says that it has several options, and that it hopes to define a coach soon to know which players it has.
Which players are leaving Santa Fe
The next to go would be Johan Caballero, a footballer whose loan from Bucaramanga ends and the purchase option would not be used. There are other players who could leave the institution, but it will depend on the requests of the new coach, a renegotiation with the president on extension of contracts, salaries and other details.
Among the possible exits would be Fáiner Torijano (he would have options in other teams), Aldair Valenciano, Miguel Nazarit, Kelvin Osorio (he would have offers) and Enrique Serje.
Experienced ones such as Leandro Castellanos, Dairon Mosquera, Alex Mejía and Carlos Sánchez will remain for 2022, as they have a current contract.
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