“With the tranquility and pride of knowing that we have always given everything. End of a cycle. Thank you Lions! ”. With those words Alicio Dagatti expressed his feelings after the final that Students from Río Cuarto he lost this Sunday against Platense.
The president of León even posted that tweet at the top of his account so that all his followers are aware that one of the most glorious cycles in the club’s history had come to an end.
After the final lost by the first promotion to First against Sarmiento, Estudiantes was presented with another unbeatable chance but once again he stumbled on penalties and in 2021 he will continue playing in the First National.
The great unknown at this time is to know if Marcelo Vázquez will continue to lead the team. And everything indicates that he would leave. The DT arrived at Celeste in December 2015, got two promotions and was one step away from getting the third. What’s more, the team finished undefeated at this stage of the championship after the return of football.
That is why your phone and that of your relatives does not stop ringing for these with different proposals. The work he carried out in Estudiantes during this time brought him into consideration by several important clubs, including Belgrano. As this media learned, if Luis Artime’s list is imposed in the elections, one of the candidates to wear DT’s diver is Vázquez himself.
When asked about it, the coach clarified that he will not yet speak to the press while digesting the bitter drink of what happened in Rosario and defining his future.
If the Mendoza leaves the club, in Río Cuarto they will have to find a replacement soon. Some of the names that began to sound in the corridors of Candini are those of Carlos Mazzola, Gabriel Gómez and Gerardo Acuña, with past among other clubs in Tiro Federal de Morteros and 9 de Julio in that city.
In fact, this Estudiantes was armed with several players that “el Toro” directed in Tiro, such as Ibrahim Hesar, Leonel Ceresole, Gastón Benavídez and Nahuel Cainelli.
A blow to the chin
Those who know Dagatti yesterday said that the president was very hurt by the defeat against Platense. The dream of promotion to the First Division collapsed in a couple of minutes and now we will have to start practically from scratch.
The squad lost in the middle of the tournament its figure, Alejandro Cabrera, who was sold to Banfield. And on top of that now the contract is over for Néstor Ortigoza, Francisco Dutari, Alan Vester, Emanuel Schmidt and Lautaro Fórmica. The same happened with David Müller, “el Torito” Parisi and Marcos Fernández. In addition, “Maxi” Comba must return to Gymnastics.
And while the rest of the players on the squad have at least six more months left on their contracts, there are many who showed a high level and will probably receive offers to play in the Professional League or in other teams in the category that may increase their salaries.
One of the most requested at this time is the defender Nicolás Ferreyra, who was the figure on the court against “El Marrón”. And something similar could happen with Gastón Benavídez, Lucas Suárez, Ibrahim Hesar and Nahuel Cainelli, all of great performance in recent months.
In addition, another piece of information that will be key to putting together the new squad will have to do with the tournament format: if there are no relegations, the club could give rise to some young people without the pressure of putting the category at stake. Anyway, they are questions that Dagatti and the rest of the managers will evaluate in the next days.
The original text of this article was published on 02/02/2021 in our print edition.
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