Real Sociedad starts the preseason with a deep restructuring of their technical staff. Pellegrino Matarazzo has decided to retouch and reorganize the gears of his work team to face the demanding course that is coming, with the team currently in 10th place in La Liga, with 46 points, 11 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses in 38 games, and a goal difference of -2.

What has changed in the technical staff?

The American coach has kept the backbone of his most trusted men intact, with John Maisano and Omer Toprak as his closest assistants, and Oier Agirrezabalaga in charge of the physical preparation of the first team.

Who leaves and who arrives?

The main departure is that of José Rodríguez, a specialist in set pieces, who leaves the txuri urdin discipline after a single season of affiliation, and is replaced by Nacho Villamía, who arrives in Donostia with a brilliant career in professional football, including experience in the Barcelona women's team and the Swiss women's national team.

What objectives does Matarazzo have for the next season?

With these strategic moves, Matarazzo outlines a multidisciplinary technical staff and apparently prepared to provide tactical support to a locker room that is already looking at the first official commitments, after a last result of a 1-1 draw against Espanyol on May 23, 2026, and with a recent streak of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 games.