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Pellegrino leaves Alaves after Cup final defeat

By Richard Martin
FC Barcelona v Deportivo Alaves - Spanish King's Cup Final - Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain - 27/5/17 Deportivo Alaves coach Mauricio Pellegrino gesturesReuters / Susana Vera

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Argentine coach Mauricio Pellegrino said on Monday he is leaving Spanish club Alaves after one year in charge.

In his solitary season in the dugout the former Alaves defender lead the Basque club to their first King's Cup final and a ninth-place finish in their first campaign back in La Liga for a decade.

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