Renato Tapia and Cristiano Ronaldo will face each other for the Algarve Trophy. (getty)
After the hiring of Rafa Benítez as the new coach of Celta de Vigo for the 2023/2024 edition of LaLiga Santander became official, the Galician team manages its preseason and has already agreed to two high-level friendlies for this month. One of them will be against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr.
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Through their social networks, the ‘celestial’ squad confirmed that they will be part of a triangular game called the Algarve Trophy, which will be held at the stadium that bears the same name, located in the city of Faro in Portugal. The competition will take place between July 17 and 21; In addition to the Spanish and Arabs, the presence of Benfica is confirmed.
In the first instance, on Monday July 17, Celta de Vigo will face Al Nassr from ‘CR7’. The preparation duel will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Peru (9:30 p.m. in Spain). This will be the first soccer practice for the new season.
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Four days later, on Friday, July 21, the Galician-born institution will close its participation in this cup by facing the current champions of the Portuguese first division. The contest is agreed to start at 2:30 p.m. in Peruvian territory.
The last clash between the two teams dates back to 1999, when they met for the third round of the UEFA Cup. Said match ended with a 7-0 win in favor of Celta de Vigo at the Abanca de Balaídos stadium.
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The other duel remaining in the tournament is the one between the Saudis and the ‘Portuguese’. This was scheduled for Thursday, July 20. This game will also have the same schedule as the rest of the commitments.
Official announcement of the participation of Celta de Vigo in the Algarve Trophy. (Celtic)
Celta de Vigo did not certify their permanence in the highest category of Spanish football until the last day of LaLiga, when they defeated champion FC Barcelona 2-0. In this complicated campaign, one of the leaders of the Peruvian team had a leading role with the two technical commands that were in the team, one led by the Argentine Eduardo Coudet and the other by the Portuguese Carlos Carvalhal.
The ‘captain of the future’ was present in 28 of 38 matches in the 2022/2023 Spanish League. He watched five games from the substitute bench, in three he was absent due to suspension and in the remaining two he did not appear in the call-up. He accumulated 1,447 minutes in the tournament, in which he had no offensive production, but he did accumulate six yellow cards and one expulsion. In the last year, the ‘Cabezón’ was reconverted by Carlos Carvalhal in the position of central defender, acting in that position four times, he was even recognized as man of the match against Real Madrid.
The 2023/2024 course could be Renato Tapia’s last with the elastic ‘celeste’, as his contract ends next June. Except for any transfer or assignment, the Peruvian will be celebrating the centenary of the entity, this being August 23 of the current 2023. Last April, the president of Celta, Carlos Mouriño, praised the midfielder, but reported that for the moment there was no renovation plans.
Currently, Tapia Cortijo is in Peru taking vacations. However, he would have to return to Spain in the next few hours, since the preseason of his club is scheduled to start this Monday, July 3.
Renato Tapia played 28 games in the last edition of the Spanish League. (Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
2023-07-02 02:39:05
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