Spaniard Benito Floro has been announced as the new coach of Ecuadorian club Barcelona and will replace the departed Reinaldo Merlo, who quit the position after an extremely substandard season which saw them finish fifth in the Liguilla final. On the final round of matches, the 13-times champions failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores and the supporters emitted their fury at the team’s inadequacies by attempting to invade the dressing room in the 1-1 draw with El Nacional. Floro’s previous management experience stems from his homeland where he coached Real Madrid, Villareal and Mallorca alongside stints with Vissel Kobe in Japan and Monterrey in Mexico.
Barcelona can bask in their glory from the golden ages of yesteryear as Ecuador’s most successful domestic team but with the absence of a title medal since 1997, Floro has the gruelling task of breaking this draught and masterminding a route into the continent’s elite club competition.
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