first player signed for 2023

América de Cali may qualify this weekend for the Betplay League homer finals, but they are already planning what will be in 2023, where they have the illusion of giving Alexandre Guimaraes enough tools to fight for the titles again, something that costs more this year due to the ban on signing.

It should be remembered that America was the only Colombian football team that did not take on new faces for this semester, following the sanction who had to pay for the controversial signing of Rafael Carrascal, from Deportes Tolima, in 2019.

Tulio Gómez, the Scarlet Club’s top shareholder, announced a few days ago that he will seek quality reinforcements for next season, taking advantage of the fact that finances have benefited from the penalty by not having to invest in players for the second half, on which they only counted with the return of loan players such as Juan David Pérez and Kevin Andrade, among others.

The first movement of “La Mechita” for 2023 was confirmed this Thursday and concerns the acquisition of the rights of defender Brayan Vera, whose performances have been increasing over the months. Although his debut was not at superlative levels, the man from Antioquia gradually earned a place as a starter, both as a winger, his usual position, and when he had to act as central defender.

Guimaraes was instructed to give the green light to the renewal and America contacted Lecce to sign the agreement, made official a few hours ago. “US Lecce announces that it has definitively transferred the right to sports services of the player Brayan Vera to CD América de Cali”, reads the statement released by the blue team.

This confirms the work of the management to ensure the continuity of the backbone for the next year. The renewal of Vera would be the arrival of the defender Marlon Torres, the striker Juan David Pérez and the midfielder Iago Falque, who at the end of the year will be evaluated by putting his performance and his contribution to the team on the table, in relation to the number of accidents that did not allow him to have continuity.

As for the starts, everything will depend on the criteria of the coaching staff and the evaluation of the auction of the season, since the president himself has already made it clear that, if home runs are not classified, it will be classified as a failure and could even put at risk. the future of Guimaraes.

That’s why Sunday’s match at the Unión Magdalena in Santa Marta is so important. América needs to win in order not to depend on any result, because a draw or a defeat would make them “falter” given the little difference from first place to box thirteen, which belongs to Equidad, the last team with mathematical possibilities of qualification.

Luckily they arrive with the air in the jersey after the overwhelming victory (4-0) over Deportivo Pasto. “I am happy for them and for the fans who deserved such a victory. We did what we had to do and now we have to work as we have worked, thinking that we have to look for the classification in Santa Marta, against a rival who is also looking for the classification ”, said the Brazilian coach at a press conference.

“We believed a lot in this group of players, we had to give them confidence, propose a style of play where we didn’t just depend on talent, and everyone understood it. Their growth is not just the work of one, but of the entire technical staff, and of the entire team. personal“, term.

The Scarlets are fifth with 30 points, 2 less than the leader Águilas Doradas, so they can also aspire to be seeded if the results are given in an exciting final day.