February 10, 2021 – 2:30 p.m.
El País editorial office
Alfredo Arias, coach of Deportivo Cali, currently has a lot to worry about: the few goals scored by his team.
Although the Uruguayan coach is satisfied with the results obtained at the beginning of the season (his team leads the championship with 13 points), his two strikers, Marco Pérez and Ángelo Rodríguez, continue with the goal closed.
And as if that wasn’t enough, midfielder Agustín Palavecino, who scored 15 goals last year, will soon be transferred to River Plate in Argentina.
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In this scenario, Arias told a news conference that he had asked the sugar council for a replacement for Palavecino.
“The council knows what my position is, with Palavecino’s first inning we lose 15 goals compared to last year,” he said.
“We asked for a player to accompany ‘9’,” later condemned the “Uruguayan” strategist, who hopes to be able to meet this requirement.
About Franco Nicolás Torres, the Argentine midfielder who arrived a few weeks ago, but who did not make his debut, explained: “To train again on Tuesday, because he did not train for 10 days, this Wednesday he played a little football with we.
Verdiblancos will host Águilas de Rionegro on Saturday for the sixth meeting of the championship.