Overview
- The FVF launched a coaching search after officially dismissing Fernando Batista for failing to meet sporting objectives.
- Journalist José Pineda reports Rafael Dudamel is currently the best positioned candidate inside the federation but lacks full board backing.
- Pineda indicates Dudamel would not accept an interim role and would only return to start the next qualifying process.
- Reports frame Ricardo Gareca as an experienced option favored by some for building a longer-term project toward 2030.
- Outlets echoing Pineda say there have been no formal contacts with any coaching staff, while a separate report in Peru says the FPF has shown interest in speaking with Batista.