Borré’s revenge in Europe

Endurance, work, know how to wait for the moment and achieve the reward. Santos Borré showed that it is never too late to have a second chance, succeed and be happy. At Eintracht Frankfurt he has revalidated all that potential that he achieved at River Plate, a club that gave him the opportunity to return to Europe where perhaps due to his youth he was unable to show his potential.

Atlético de Madrid was his first experience. Diego Simeone could not give him minutes in official matches, although he was always very attentive to his situation at River Plate. The 26-year-old attacker had to make his way alone and when he found his ideal level he knew he had to come back for revenge.

From Deportivo Cali to Atletico Madrid

After being a figure in Colombian soccer with Deportivo Cali, Atlético de Madrid noticed his talent, the Spanish team was looking for new generations to start looking to the future. He spent a few months on loan to the Valle del Cauca team, but in 2016/2017 he was presented by the colchoneros, coincidentally in his presentation he was with Diogo Jota, another who had to leave the club to succeed, today he is a key player for Liverpool Klopp.

He did preseason and played some friendly matches, however, Simeone decided that he would go out on loan to another club in Europe so that he would begin to have experience and rigor in that football. Villarreal was his destiny. In the submarine he played 30 games and scored four goals (two in the League and two in the Europa League.

Return to Atlético, but a difficult preseason

One of the difficult moments that he lived Borré was his return to Atlético. The Colombian came from an acceptable season with Villarreal and was looking for minutes with the Argentine coach, But he had a difficult preseason. In an action captured by El chiringuito TV, Óscar Ortega, physical trainer for the mattresses, is seen pressing the Colombian and recriminating him for punctual actions in training. “Dale Santos Borré, three errors in a row.”

Later, he was seen chatting for several minutes with Cholo Simeon. Borré was aware that he would not have minutes at the club and he looked for a new destination and River Plate appeared.

River Plate appears and Gallardo boosts it

Borré arrived in Argentina with the fixed goal of one day returning to Europe. Perhaps it was not a step backwards, but an impulse. And so it was, although at the beginning he was criticized for his lack of effectiveness, then Marcelo Gallardo strengthened him and found important characteristics for him to become a different striker with great intensity.

His time at the Argentine club was so successful that he is the top scorer of the Gallardo era. He was a figure in Libertadores and won several titles including a Copa Libertadores and a Recopa Sudamericana.

Return to Europe and champion and numbers with Eintracht

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And one day he had to come back. With more experience and determined to be a protagonist in Germany. In this season he managed to score 12 goals and give 6 assists. Borré led Eintracht to be champion of the Europa League after beating great rivals. The Colombian scored in the quarters, semis and final where he was the hero. Now, Europe looks at it with different eyes. The attacker has become a figure to follow.

His numbers have taken him to the top. In 44 games played, his goal production is 194′. Also, he needs a 4.8 shots to score. According to SofaScore his rating is 6.87 in the season counting Bundesliga and Europa League