Rosario woke up this Wednesday with worrying news. Newell's coach, Frank Darío Kudelka, had a traffic accident in the city center while on his way to training the team
.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Córdoba and Alsina streets, where the van driven by the coach, who was accompanied by several members of his coaching staff, collided with a motorcycle carrying a woman and a man.As a result of the impact, the driver suffered minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Ipam Sanatorium, while her companion suffered a blow to the wrist.
“I'm fine, the bike hit me,” Kudelka said after the episode. According to his own account, he was driving from a traffic light when the motorcycle hit the rear right of his vehicle. The technician did not suffer serious injuries.
A motorcycle collided with the van in which Kudelka and several members of the coaching staff were traveling
Two ambulances and at least two police cars worked there, causing delays in traffic in the area. By protocol, the coach was transferred to the 2nd Police Station to carry out the corresponding actions, while the investigation into what happened
remains open.
Kudelka also explained that he usually takes Avellaneda Avenue to go to the Bella Vista property, but this time he chose Alsina Street due to traffic complications, the route on which the accident occurred.
The incident forced a delay in the start of Newell's practice, which has had a slight performance recovery after a difficult start to the 2026 Apertura Tournament. With its recent victory against Unión by 2-3, Lepra has accumulated an undefeated 4-game loss in the local tournament (3 wins and 1 draw), after a terrible 0 duels won in the first 10 rounds (3 draws and 7 losses). Although he is still far from qualifying for the playoffs (14th place in Zone A), the positive results push him a little out of the background in both the Annual Table and the Average Table
