Soccer-Top Argentine teams face rest of season under new coaches

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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Ricardo Gareca, the longest serving coach at one team in the(Argentine Argentine Jersey) top flight, has decided to leave Velez Sarsfield after winning four trophies during five years in charge.

Gareca, 55, told sporting manager Christian Bassedas, the former Velez, Newcastle United and Argentina(Soccer Jerseys) midfielder, of his decision in a three-hour meeting late on Monday.

"...Ricardo Gareca communicated his decision not to continue as coach of... Velez Sarsfield after five years of maximum success and despite the board's offer to renew his contract," the club said on their website (www.velezsarsfield.com.ar).

The ex-Argentina striker, who took charge in January 2009, won three league crowns and the grand final between the 2012/13 season's two champions - his 'Inicial'-winning Velez and Newell's Old Boys, who won the 'Final' title.

Gareca, whose side finished joint second to San Lorenzo in the 2013/14 season's Inicial championship that ended on Dec. 15, had hinted last month he wanted to try new pastures. 

His successor seems likely to come from the coach of the team Hector Almandoz reserve or former striker Omar Asad Velez, who entered eldest of San Lorenzo and the Atlas of Mexico.

San Lorenzo are also faced with the rest of the season under new coach Juan Antonio Pizzi after decided to accept an offer(Brazil Jersey) from Valencia. Sports daily Ole reported that he signed a pre-contract and travel to Spain on Thursday.
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Bauza, Pizzi as a former player Rosario Central has the pedigree turning LDU Quito in the first c Tee Ecuador to win the trophy elite of South America in 2008 club. They lost the World Cup Club last year 1-0 at Manchester United.
San Lorenzo, who raised his league crown 11 are the only so-called Big Five clubs in Argentina have never won the Libertadores.

"Paton" (Bigfoot) Bauza, 55, won championship titles with Sporting Cristal Peru and Ecuador with LDU as qu'entra Coach and Argentina as a center player.
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Pizzi surprised the Saints deciding to break his contract and make an offer to Valencia, where he was attacking.
He spent most of his playing career in Spain, his adopted country, which he represented at international level, having also had spells with Barcelona and Tenerife.
Pizzi decided initially not to the work of Valencia, which is vacant following the sacking of Miroslav Djukic, but he was persuaded to reconsider its decision by the new sporting director, former Argentina captain Roberto Ayala.

He would be the second Argentine coach to join a Spanish side this season after Barca's Gerardo Martino. (Reporting by Rex Gowar; Editing by Ken Ferris)