Chacho Coudet leaves River Plate

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Eduardo Coudet, a 51-year-old Argentine coach, has submitted his resignation and has stopped leading River Plate in this transfer window less than six months after taking over. The elimination against Independiente Santa Fe in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana hastened his departure, and Leonardo Ponzio will take over the team on an interim basis until December.

The decision was announced on Thursday after a meeting with the board. Stefano Di Carlo, the club's president, appeared alongside Coudet and Enzo Francescoli to confirm the end of a cycle that had started in early March.

Eduardo Coudet endures a run of one victory in ten matches

Results ultimately influenced Eduardo Coudet's continuity. River only managed one victory in their last ten matches, a sequence that worsened with the international exit following a 1-1 draw against Independiente Santa Fe at the Monumental, culminating in a defeat in a 22-penalty shootout.

The team had also lost the 2026 Torneo Apertura final and was knocked out in the Copa Argentina round of 32. Additionally, in the Clausura, River was far from the expected positions and needed to improve its results to secure qualification for the upcoming Copa Libertadores.

Coudet had replaced Marcelo Gallardo after the previous coach's departure in February. His start showed different numbers, with six victories in his first seven matches, but the dynamics changed over the following months leading to his resignation.

The coach also received several new additions after the World Cup. Thiago Almada, Nicolás Otamendi, Lucas Beltrán, and Ángel Correa were among the players brought in to strengthen a squad that had raised its expectations in Argentina.

Stefano Di Carlo hands over the team to Leonardo Ponzio

Stefano Di Carlo explained that it was the coach himself who expressed his desire to leave the position and the board eventually accepted his decision. The president stated that the club had supported the process, but continuity was affected by a string of results that couldn't be sustained.

Eduardo Coudet also took responsibility during his farewell. The coach acknowledged that his tenure had started with positive results but admitted that at River, the expectation is to win and play well, two goals the team failed to achieve in recent matches.

The board's initial step will be to hand over the first team to Leonardo Ponzio. The former midfielder, who was part of the club's sports structure, will serve as interim coach until December, when the institution will reevaluate the coaching position.

River now needs to react in the Argentine championship as well, where their poor form has reduced their margin of error. With their exit from the Sudamericana, the domestic tournament becomes one of the primary focuses in the coming months.

The next phase will involve Ponzio's debut and the quest for sporting stability while club president Stefano Di Carlo assesses the future of the coaching role. Eduardo Coudet thus concludes a tenure of less than half a year, and River Plate will have to decide who will lead the next project before December.

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