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Fernando Batista Leaves Costa Rica After Six-Match Spell

By Hugo Brennan

Fernando Batista Leaves Costa Rica After Six-Match Spell

San José has seen a short and difficult coaching spell come to an end, with the former Argentina Under-23 manager leaving Costa Rica in September after taking charge only in February.

A brief stay in Costa Rica

  1. The coach arrived in February with the task of shaping a new playing identity for the national team.
  2. His ideas did not take hold on the pitch during his seven-month tenure.
  3. By September, his departure left Costa Rica facing a complicated position in the Concacaf Nations League.

The Ticos now enter an important period with their Nations League situation unresolved and another change required on the touchline. The brief appointment did not deliver the intended style or the results needed in the regional competition.