Santa Fe is preparing to face the last date of the BetPlay League, in the All against Allin which he can only win to qualify for the home runs, since a draw would leave him with no option and defeat would mean his sentence to be eliminated in the second semester.
Apart from that, The Reds are looking for a new coach and entered into controversy over the issue of César Faríaswho in recent days sounded strongly about coming to the club due to his experience and who would start working from 2026, giving Francisco López the space to finish his interim period.
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Everything is due to the information from two journalists about the Venezuelan helmsman, who caused a lot of annoyance in the cardinals and they responded on social networks, while he is still in the process of choosing the person who will assemble and lead the squad in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.
After Jorge Bava resigned from the Lions in September 2025, to accept an offer from Cerro Porteño, the process began to find his replacement, while the ideal person was found, Francisco López was left in charge in the second semester.
In the last hours, journalists such as Felipe Sierra and Juan José Mantilla stated that César Farías was ruled out of Santa Fe at the request of some playersapparently, in addition to other factors such as the lack of agreement for the contract period.
Apparently, this version about the Venezuelan would be due to his history of internal conflicts with the players he has trained in other teams, the most specific case was in Junior de Barranquilla, where there was even talk of discussions with Marco Pérez due to the lack of minutes in 2025.
Due to this, Santa Fe released a statement in which it “rejects and denies the statements made by journalists Juan José Mantilla and Felipe Sierra, who claim that the players asked the board not to involve a coach. We invite these communicators to send us proof of what was published on their social networks.”.
In this way, the possibility of Farías in the red box is uncertain, everything will be in the hands of the board to decide whether to maintain the option or look for an alternative, despite the fact that the helmsman has been free since July, when he left Junior due to the failure in the BetPlay League.
Felipe Sierra, who has been recognized in networks for his information on the transfer market in Colombian soccer, spoke out in favor of Santa Fe’s response, showing concern for his colleague Mantilla: “One knows that there is interference on certain sides that can affect the work of others. I hope this is not the case.”
“I have no obligation to go out and publish chats, to share things that are private, that makes no sense and obviously there is a very great annoyance. But what makes it clear to me and leaves me with peace of mind is that obviously the signing falls due to pressure from the fanswhich was one of the things we had been saying,” he said.
The communicator also maintained his version: “The arrival of César Farías falls apart because obviously There are players within the team who did not like them. What’s more, I know that Eduardo Méndez arrived at the Independiente Santa Fe offices very upset this morning because of the tweets that Juan José de Mantilla and in this case myself published.
“It was so much his annoyance, because he knows that what happened. What we are saying is true and he does not want it to remain in the atmosphere, for that musk that surrounded this whole issue of César Farías to remain, as if he allowed himself to be imposed decisions by the fans and the players,” he concluded.
