Carlos Tevez in Crisis: The Future of Independiente Uncertain After League Cup Elimination

Independiente was eliminated from the Professional League Cup after drawing 2-2 with Talleres de Córdoba, in the home match played this Monday at the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini Stadium. The team led by Carlos Tevez did not know how to win it against its people, despite having a 2-0 difference at halftime and the rival playing the entire complement with one man less. The final equality made it impossible for Rojo to advance to the quarterfinals and the public broke out in anger. In a very hostile climate the Apache made a drastic decision.

The former striker suspended the press conference and prohibited the players from speaking to the press in the mixed zone. While the players retired, Tevez stayed together with his coaching staff in the locker room. They had a long talk and according to him, he had not yet made a decision about his future. He even summoned the entire professional team to the Villa Domínico site this Tuesday, as reported in TyC Sports.

Tevez has a contract with the Avellaneda club until December 2026 when the management of the current leadership ends. However, not achieving the last objectives, which were the eliminations in the group stages of the last two League Cups, played against the process led by the former Boca Juniors attacker, who despite that past, in his first months he earned the respect of the majority of fans, mainly for having taken the position when others did not want to do so

This League Cup was Tevez’s first complete tournament in charge of Independiente: 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in 14 (Photo Baires)

Carlitos managed to stay with the team last year since when he took over the situation he was committed. But despite sporadic victories and promising starts as occurred in this League Cup, once again the illusion came a blow as a result of irregularity with 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats in 14 dates of the first phase.

The defeat in the classic also had a deep impact since it was a match played at home and at that moment the patience of the public began to run out, whose last card was subject to qualification for the quarterfinals. But faced with a new frustration and the way in which it occurred, with the advantage in the result and the numerical superiority, the implosion occurred.

However, Tevez preferred to remain silent and left the stadium with one of his daughters with an angry face due to not being able to meet the goal which was to get among the eight best and try to fight for a national title, something that the team de Avellaneda has not achieved it for 22 years, with the 2002 Apertura Tournament. In 2010 and 2017 it won the Copa Sudamericana and in 2018 the Suruga Bank.

The insults of some fans to Grindetti (@Mati_Martinez)

Since taking over as coach of Independiente in August 2023, Tevez has led the team in 29 games and has a total of 13 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses. So far he has scored 44.82 percent of the points. The team was once again out of the League Cup, but continues ahead in the Argentine Cup where in the round of 16 they will play against the winner of Deportivo Maipú and Juventud Unida.

Although the fans’ anger was focused on some leaders. A group insulted the club’s General Secretary, Daniel Seoane. And the one who was rebuked by others was president Néstor Grindetti, who left in a hostile setting amidst shouts and grievances, although the leader did not respond to the fans.

We will have to see what will happen with Carlos Tevez and if he feels that he can still continue in his position. The next few hours will be decisive. The future marks the start of the Professional League which will be on the weekend of May 12, again against Talleres de Córdoba and also at home.

2024-04-16 04:02:00
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