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Marco Antonio Figueroa seals quick move to new club abroad

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Real Estelí FC appointed Chilean coach Marco Antonio Figueroa three days after he left Guatemala’s Comunicaciones FC.
  • Figueroa is scheduled to begin work on Sept. 7 and could make his debut against Managua two days later.
  • Managua leads the Nicaraguan league with 19 points, three ahead of Real Estelí before the weekend’s matches.

Marco Antonio Figueroa has moved quickly from Guatemala to Nicaragua. Three days after leaving Comunicaciones FC, the Chilean was announced as the new coach of Real Estelí FC, known as the “Train of the North.”

Figueroa left Comunicaciones on Monday, Aug. 31, and Real Estelí announced his appointment through a video on Thursday. He will begin his duties on Monday, Sept. 7, taking charge of the team and immediately planning for its upcoming matches.

His first game could come just two days later, when Real Estelí visits Managua at 9 p.m. Chile time on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The match is a postponed fixture from the fifth round of the Nicaraguan tournament.

The game carries added importance in the league race. Managua leads with 19 points, only three more than Real Estelí, although the standings could change after the weekend’s matches.

taking charge of the team and immediately beginning preparations for the upcoming matches

· Real Estelí FCThe club described Figueroa’s duties when announcing his appointment.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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