Diego Forlan: Ex-Manchester United forward leaves hometown club Penarol after 11 matches

ByReuters

Updated 01/09/2020 at 12:14 GMT

The former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid striker confirmed his abrupt departure on Twitter.

Diego Forlan leaves Penarol

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Diego Forlan parted ways with Penarol on Monday after coaching the Uruguayan club for just 11 games, the former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid player said.

Forlan's team lost 2-0 at home to Wanderers on Sunday, their second defeat in four games.

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"It’s time to leave Penarol," he tweeted. "I have no complaints, that’s football."

The Montevideo club currently languish in seventh place in the 16-team first division, six games after the league restarted following a five-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

They have won only four times since Forlan, a former Penarol and Uruguay striker, was appointed to his first managerial post last December.