At just 22, Iván Franco has already played nearly five consecutive seasons in the First Division of Libertad, but the time has come for the player to change his style.
Days ago, the footballer himself admitted that he needed to try new things and this Friday it was learned that he has everything in place to make his first international experience, which will also be in a major league.
Gumarelo coach Carlos Giovine assured 650 AM that Franco would go to Major League Soccer in the United States on a season-long loan, although he didn’t specify which team.
In this way and after more than 100 matches in the First Division with Libertad, playing in addition to the local tournament both Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana, Franco will have his first opportunity to leave the country and he will do so in a very competitive league.
The Paraguayan “legion” in the United States will continue to grow with Franco, who will join Sebastian Ferreira (Houston Dynamo), Rodney Redes, (Austin FC) Alan Benitez, Luis Amarilla (Minnesota United), Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake), Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers), Andres Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps) and Gaston Gimenez (Chicago Fire) as Paraguayans playing in the MLS.
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Guaraní wants to be a great protagonist again in 2023, after a year to forget in the local league and not to mention international competitions, where it didn’t go in the best way.
Under the command of Uruguayan Hernán Rodrigo López, the aurinegro is working on all fronts and one of the priorities has been met in the last few hours. As reported by the journalist of Nación Media, Daniel Serna, the footballer Alberto Contrera has renewed with the institute for another season.
Of the players whose contracts expired at the end of the month, Contrera is the only one who has renewed for the moment, seeing the departure of figures such as Fernando Fernández or Marcelo González, who have not agreed to continue at the club.
In 2022 Contrera played 32 matches, was one of the most consistent and scored 5 goals in total.
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Alberto Contrera renewed his contract with #Guarani for an extra year, so far the only one who renews of those whose contract expires on December 31st. @Universo970py @SomosVersusPY pic.twitter.com/OfGSnkj26q— DANI SERNA (@Serna_Carlos) December 16, 2022
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Olimpia ended a dream 2022, winning the Clausura title and also managing to enter the group stage of the 2023 Copa Libertadores directly.
Precisely, CONMEBOL has released the official list of club rankings, with Franjeado as the best ranked among Paraguayans, above Cerro Porteño and Libertad. According to this list, the bolilleros will be formed for the preliminary stage and group stage draw.
El Dean, ranked 14th, will be seeded in their Copa Libertadores group. According to the ranking of those in the Cup, the Dean is in eighth place.
Although there are teams better positioned than Franjeado, such as Grêmio, Mineiro, Independiente de Argentina, but at the moment they are not in the competition or are not in the group stage.
In the Conmebol regulation it is written that the South American champion will be the leader of the “2nd line” of clubs, ie he will occupy pot 2. The South American corresponds to being seeded, this position will have priority.
Thus, the top seeds of the Libertadores 2023 will be: River Plate, Palmeiras, Flamengo, Boca Juniors, Nacional, Paranaense, Independiente del Valle and Olimpia.
🔝🏆 The first 3⃣0⃣ of the CONMEBOL 2023 club ranking!
🔗 The complete list needed to compose the bolilleros of the Preliminary Phase extraction 👉 https://t.co/Gb5gyuMahf#Eternal Glory pic.twitter.com/HV0L7jf6UH
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) December 16, 2022
