Equidad occupies last place in the BetPlay League standings.
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Equidad confirmed the departure of Andrés Merino after a series of poor results. The Bogotá team occupies last place in the BetPlay League. In 14 matches coached, the Spanish coach recorded two wins, five draws and ten losses, which translates into a performance of 26.5%.
“We deeply appreciate his work, commitment and leadership during this new stage of the club, in which he helped lay the foundations for a young team, with projection and a lot of potential for the future,” the insurance group said in its official statement.
Merino's departure adds to a trend that has marked the tournament: with his goodbye, there are now nine coaches who have left their positions in the second semester.
Names such as Alexis García (Unión), David González (Millonarios), Pablo De Muner (Águilas), Diego Raimondi (América), Javier Gandolfi (Nacional), Jorge Bava (Santa Fe), Camilo Ayala (Pasto) and now the Spaniard from Equidad appear on the list.
The capital team confirmed that Daniel Gómez, a member of Merino's coaching staff, will take over as interim coach until the end of the season. Gómez, son of Hernán Darío “Bolillo” Gómez – current coach of El Salvador – will have his first experience leading a professional team.
Gómez had a brief career as a soccer player at the youth level in clubs such as Leones, Envigado and CAI of Panama, in addition to being part of the youth processes of the Colombian Under-17 team. He did not make the leap to professionalism and preferred to focus on the technical part.
Trained as a coach in Spain, Gómez worked alongside his father in the Panama national team as a video analyst (2018) and in Independiente Medellín in 2021 as a technical assistant. He also spent time at Real Cartagena, where he was an assistant to Óscar Pazo and Martín Cardetti.
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