The Bolivian National Team has had serious football problems in this start of the qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup. La Verde has not managed to add a victory or a draw in its first four games, already accumulating four defeats in which they have barely scored two goals and received 11.
Under the guidance of the Argentine coach, Gustavo Costas, things were not working at all well in the Andean country and that is why the board rushed to restructure its organizational chart, looking not only for a new coach, but also for a general manager for its team. selection.
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Antônio Carlos Zago will have the difficult task of lifting the Bolivian National Team
Finally, today it has been confirmed that the person chosen to lead the Bolivian National Team in this qualifying process will be the experienced Brazilian coach Antônio Carlos Zago. In addition, it was also announced that the Bolivian Julio César Baldivieso will be the new National Team Manager of La Verde.
With this new team, Bolivian football will begin a new era led by a coach who has shown commitment, stating that he will move to La Paz to work closely with the Bolivian Football Federation.
¡Antonio Carlos Zago se convirtió en nuevo DT de@laverde_fbf! ✍️🇧🇴
Su debut en las #EliminatoriasSudamericanas será el próximo 16/11 ante @SeleccionPeru, en La Paz 🗓️#CreeEnGrande pic.twitter.com/eZvHUyCi3C
— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) October 31, 2023
Of course, Antônio Carlos Zago is no stranger to Bolivian football, since in that country there are good memories of him from his time at Club Bolívar, an institution in which he directed between 2021 and 2022, accumulating 42 victories, 12 draws and 23 defeats in 77 games with the La Paz team.
His last job before accepting the challenge of raising the Bolivian National Team was a brief and irregular stage in Coritiba. Now, wanting to redeem himself and demonstrate his good level as a coach, the 54-year-old from São Paulo will try to have a sweet debut against Peru and Uruguay in November.
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