La Derecha Diario Guillermo Barros Schelotto will be confirmed this afternoon and will join the team tomorrow.
The former player and Boca coach needs to recover what remains of that team that won the last First Division tournament
After much speculation, finally the day has come for Guillermo Barros Schelotto to take over at Vélez Sarsfield with the goal of improving the difficult present of the Liniers team, which went from being champion in the 2024 Professional League to occupying the lower positions in the standings in the 2025 Torneo Apertura.
After weeks of negotiations, rumors, and tentative dates, the Mellizo left the United States and is already in Argentina to finalize the last details and take over the position left vacant by Sebastián Domínguez, with his first practice scheduled for this Wednesday.
Guillermo, who will be joined by his brother Gustavo in the management of the “Fortín,” reached an agreement with the management, which accepted the conditions and guarantees requested by the Barros Schelotto. Among these conditions, the arrival of high-profile reinforcements in the mid-year transfer market was included, although they must first focus on meeting the objectives of the Copa Libertadores group stage.
After the second consecutive victory under Marcelo Bravo's interim management, Barros Schelotto will sign the contract on Tuesday and officially take over his position on Wednesday, starting to work immediately with an eye on the 11th matchday of the Torneo Apertura, in which Vélez will play against Deportivo Riestra at the José Amalfitani.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto's numbers in Argentine soccer
After retiring as a player at Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 2011, the “Mellizo” began his coaching career in 2012 by taking the reins of Lanús, replacing Gabriel Schurrer.
During the three and a half years he was in charge of the “Granate,” he managed 167 official matches, achieving 75 victories, 51 draws, and 41 defeats, with a 55.1% effectiveness. Under his leadership, Lanús won the Copa Sudamericana in 2013and was runner-up in the Torneo Inicial that same year, in addition to reaching the final of the Copa Sudamericana and the Suruga Bank in 2014, where they lost to Atlético Mineiro and Kashiwa Reysol respectively.
His performance at Lanús led him to be chosen as the successor of Rodolfo “Vasco” Arruabarrena at Boca at the beginning of 2016. After his successful stint as a player for the club between 1997 and 2007, Guillermo returned to the Xeneize as a coach, a position he held until 2018.
During his tenure at the Xeneize, he managed 117 matches, with a record of 63 wins, 31 draws, and 23 losses, which represented a 63% effectiveness. Under his command, the team was crowned champion of the 2016-2017 Championship and the 2017-2018 Superliga. He also reached the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores in 2016 and played the memorable 2018 final against River in Madrid, a match that marked the end of his tenure at the club and, so far, in Argentine soccer.
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