SANTA FE.- Alan Velasco saw the open door and sent himself. Although Saturday night was not one of his best, it will be necessary to agree that the forward began to feel the taste of the tenure in his position. He already did it in Bolivia, when Independiente beat Guabirá (3-1) in Rojo’s debut in the Sudamericana. But then, when Jonathan Menéndez tested positive for coronavirus in a rapid test carried out on Thursday when the squad returned to the country, the coaching staff decided that in front of Union it was his time to repeat what he had done so far. Menéndez, Silvio Romero and Sebastián Palacio were substitutes that night, thinking about Tatengue, which is why it was at stake on the way to the definition of the group.
Unión – Independiente, for the League Cup: they denied football and filled the night with yawns
As is known, by the local league, Velasco had started the game against Lanús, in the defeat of his team by 1 to 0, on the first date of the cup. The youth who wears the N ° 10 jersey it was always a letter of hope.
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The eyes of locals and strangers were on his football tonight against Unión. No one can deny that when the Brighton, English team that for several years has the policy of buying young promises, offered 6,000,000 euros for this aptly named “La Joya” by Independiente, the views began to be different. Of course, the leaders of Rojo have other pretensions and pretend at least $ 15 million clean to start talking. Faced with such a future, on December 3 of last year the player received an important salary improvement and it was also announced that it was “shielded” with a contract until 2023, which includes a release clause of $ 23,500,000.
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The attention for the interest that the comments generate about the present and the future of the 18 year old player (She turns 19 on July 27), she was not disappointed. Gone seem to have been that edema in the soleus of the right leg and a picture of coronavirus with symptoms that weakened it at the beginning of the cycle of Julio Cesar Falcioni in technical driving. He needs continuity, of course, to play five or six games in a row again, but he has conditions.
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As a result of that, added to a football slump, the forward-forward was being relegated. But time passed, his recovery was evident and, although as the coach said “He is a footballer to whom you have to take him little by little”, his contribution to the team in Bolivia was decisive to keep him among the eleven that started the match in Santa Fe.
If Alan tried to conform everyone, it was not – precisely – tonight in Santa Fe. He tried and could not, perhaps because the men who had to define what he created, Silvio Romero case, they were not only far from the area but also imprecise and with the “wet powder”. Therefore, it was not necessary to wait until the last minute that he was on the court -34 of the ST, when he was replaced by Herrera- to understand that the problems were all Independiente.
Little to rescue against Union of the whole team
From the beginning, Velasco knew how to interpret that he needed a good job because the chances in a match are not only for a footballer but for the whole team. In the round trip, as was seen in the “April 15”, Independiente could not take advantage. But the possibility of beginning to establish itself among the headlines did not miss it. He gave, little but he paid, for the coach, for his teammates and for the show.
Therefore, it did not seem to be another night for the rest of the companions. In the dressing room they did not stop recognizing the importance that the youth is acquiring. The poor 0 to 0, sadly, was the result that deprived us of seeing Velasco in its true dimension.
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