Overview
- Multiple outlets on Monday reported that Universitario's provisional administrator, Franco Velazco, has reached or will reach a decision to end Héctor Cúper’s tenure, but the club had not issued an official statement at the time of those reports.
- Journalist accounts say the internal vote favors Fabián Bustos as the next coach, though contacts with Bustos have been indirect and no formal offer or contract negotiaton has been confirmed.
- Velazco is described as the person with final authority on the coaching decision, and the club used the FIFA break to carry out its internal evaluation of Cúper’s performance.
- If Universitario formally terminates Cúper’s contract the club would be required to pay a penalty equal to three months’ salary, a financial consequence officials are considering as they weigh options.
- The review followed a 4-0 loss to Deportivo Garcilaso that exposed defensive problems; Cúper’s record at the club stands at 14 matches with seven wins, five draws and two losses and the team returns to Liga 1 action on October 10 against Melgar.