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Falcioni Jokes About Tactics for Atlético Tucumán

New Atlético Tucumán coach Julio César Falcioni, 69, shared his vision for improving the team's away game, promising to 'put two buses' and recalling his past victories.


Falcioni Jokes About Tactics for Atlético Tucumán

Buenos Aires, March 3 (NA) – 69-year-old coach Julio César Falcioni, recently confirmed as the new head coach of Atlético Tucumán, joked about how he plans to improve his team's current situation in away matches. According to the Argentine News Agency, the technical director, whom the majority of Argentine football fans consider a defensive coach, allowed himself to make a funny comment, stating that his tactic will be to 'put two buses, one behind the other' as a method to 'start picking up points.' Additionally, the coach recalled having won eight championships, five as a player, as well as the Apertura 2009 with Banfield and the Apertura 2011 and the 2011/12 Copa Argentina with Boca, and assured that he dreams of 'doing things well, with responsibility and seriousness,' to conclude with another joke: 'after that, let the ball hit the post and go in.' IP The statements of Julio César Falcioni. Argentine News Agency / Networks @LTA_Oficial. Taking charge of a team that is twenty-sixth in the annual Argentine football table, the 'Emperor's' main concern will be the 'Decano's' performance in away matches: the 'Decano' of Tucumán football has gone 19 matches without a win, the worst streak in its history in Primera, with ten consecutive defeats and without a win since January 24, 2025, in the first round of that year's Apertura, with a 1-0 victory over San Martín de San Juan.

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