The green team closes its 2022 competitive season this Wednesday with a bitter balance after not being able to play the final of the Betplay-2 League, and there is already talk of possible reinforcements.
At 6:00 pm he will play against Junior, in Barranquilla, to fulfill the calendar, but beyond sports, which could generate the possibility of playing the Super League or looking for a place in the group stage of the Libertadores, the fans is pending the arrival and departure of players.
It is clear that goalkeeper Aldair Quintana has no affinity with the fans and this was the case in the last match against Pereira, in which he cried during the formal ceremonies. The Tolima was insulted during the warm-up due to the leaked audios in which he referred in derogatory terms to the partial purslane, although he later apologized.
For that position the goalkeeper of the Peruvian team Pedro Gallese, the Barranquilla José Luis Chunga and the Uruguayan Santiago Mele, from Plaza Colonia.
Former goalkeeper José Fernando “Chepe” Castañeda indicated that in the arc it is essential to strengthen oneself. “When Nacional was champion he always had goalkeepers who left their mark and today, with all due respect, they don’t.”
Thinking about the lack of leadership, a factor that many analysts mentioned, as a polyfunctional defender there could be the return of Daniel Bocanegra, who did an important semester with Paraguayan Libertad and, at 34 years old, demonstrated a high competitive level.
As a left back, there is talk of a young man like Álvaro Angulo, who would fight for the starter with Danovis Banguero. In that position on the court, John Jairo Carmona played for a long time, who is clear that more competition is needed to raise the level.
“Danovis is a very good player, but when he is not there you cannot give the responsibility to a youth in important instances.”
Another name on the rattle is Álex Mejía, who last semester he arranged with Santa Fe, a team that would have the option of renewing his contract but Nacional would have again started contacts with the experienced midfielder.
Darwin Quintero and the return of Andrés Ibargüen sound for the creative function. While in attack it was known that the club was offered Miguel Ángel Borja, the man goal in the 2016 Copa Libertadores title.
If the approaches are true, the fans could be deluded with an eleven made up of Pedro Gallese; Yerson Candelo, Daniel Bocanegra, Felipe Aguilar, Danovis Banguero; Baldomero Perlaza, Álex Mejía, Andrés Ibargüen, Andrés Andrade; Dorlan Pabón and Miguel Ángel Borja.
In the coming days, after today’s meeting, the directors will give signals about the future of the institution.
As for coach Alejandro Restrepo, champion of the Betplay Cup, for now he has support.
Nacional will seek to beat the shark team to close the year well, fight for the second position of the reclassification to Millonarios, who would have to fall with América, and also hope that Tolima is two-time champion. First, to play the Super League in that way and then to be able to go to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
Nacional’s last visit to Junior was a 1-3 victory for the Paisa team, on September 18, with a double by Uruguayan Jonathan Álvez and the same by Sebastián Gómez.
At 8:05 pm Pereira and the finalist Cali will be measured. Tomorrow, Millionaires-America de Cali and Tolima- Alianza Petrolera, 7:45 pm
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