Little by little, the traumatic era of the midfielder Daniel Cataño begins to close. Sports Tolimawhich could not have had a worse ending: with a player pointed out by the fans due to his low level of play and a mistake that, in the opinion of a good part of the club’s followers, is inexcusable, such as the missed penalty and the expulsion suffered in the grand final of the BetPlay League 1 2022 against National Athletic.
For four years, the midfielder navigated turbulent waters that prevented him from consolidating with the ‘Vinotinto y Oro’. Constant injuries, one of them for more than eight months; low yields and, in contrast, the occasional flash of good football, especially in the closing of the 2021 season, characterized the passage of the bellanita through the ‘musical’ eleventh, which quickly sought a replacement for him.
In an interview granted to ‘Primer Toque’ by Win Sports, the midfielder revealed how his departure from the Tolima team and his arrival in millionaires: club that was interested in his services and appeared as his ‘salvage table’ after the worst moment in his career: hated by a large part of the Tolimense partial, who do not forgive him for his mistake against the ‘purslane’ in the highest instance.
(See also: Millonarios has already found a replacement for him at the wheel Eduarso Sosa; comes from Deportes Tolima)
This is how Cataño spoke in this television space:
“The decision was made together, my family was involved, the decision was made by me because I already felt that my cycle in Deportes Tolima had been completed. It was four years where we achieved very good things, where I had difficult moments like the one in the final, the elimination of Libertadores. It was complex because of the way”.
☀☕ “I felt that I had already completed the cycle in Deportes Tolima, it was 4 years where we achieved very good things, I learned a lot and grew as a person. I am going to take advantage of this opportunity in the best way “: Daniel Cataño, new Millonarios player.#FirstTouch pic.twitter.com/mJJMfKoLmC
— Win Sports TV (@WinSportsTV) July 15, 2022
“I injured the cruciate ligament, but also, what was experienced in favor was good. About being champions of the Super League, of the League that we even beat Millonarios; we reached four finals. I experienced very nice things in Tolima, I learned a lot during this stay, I grew a lot as a person. That this opportunity opens up again is very nice for me, ”revealed Daniel, 30 years old.
However, the fans believe the opposite, who through social networks let him know that, although he was awarded like the rest of his teammates from the aforementioned titles, he did not play in any of the two finals in which they were achieved. these conquests. And all because he was among ‘cottons’, so he had to watch from the stands how his teammates achieved consecration. Pity.
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Cataño, who has become accustomed to revealing details internally in the last two weeks to get rid of responsibilities for the loss of the league title, told -once again- one of his talks with coach Hernán Torres Oliveros, with whom he had fluid dialogue despite the harsh setback in the title dispute for the ‘Pijaos’; who for that penalty, in part, let 3.5 million dollars escape.
“When I made the decision with my family, I approached Professor Hernán, I expressed my feelings to him, he expressed his to me, because we always had good communication. I spoke with the club directors, I expressed my desire to leave the club, for the time I had been. Then the connection with Millionaires is made. The negotiation that was beneficial for all”, said the player.
☀☕ “Here is a great group, I know that reaching Millonarios does not guarantee me the title, but it was time to change the environment, to compete, new challenges”: Daniel Cataño, new Millonarios player.#FirstTouch pic.twitter.com/e8PoFSPF6e
— Win Sports TV (@WinSportsTV) July 15, 2022
“You know this is football. These are things that can happen, one never does things with intention, this is part of a sport, it was a tense, difficult moment for me and my family, I took refuge in God, I thanked him for everything, I thanked him at all times because he has plans, many bigger than we can imagine for our lives“, confessed the professional.
In the ‘Ambassador’, Cataño will meet again with Alberto Gamero: the coach who received it in the second half of 2018 in the ‘tribe’ and who knows how to work it. At least in the partial capital, the illusion that his hiring has aroused is quite striking, as the substitute for the Venezuelan Eduardo Sosa, who was the man chosen to replace the paisa in Tolima.
☀☕ “Soccer gives rematches at some point and the opportunity to come to Millonarios presents itself”: Daniel Cataño, new Millonarios player.#FirstTouch pic.twitter.com/TRqwlKm7GG
— Win Sports TV (@WinSportsTV) July 15, 2022
“I was calm that football gives revenge at some point. Later the opportunity to come to Millonarios presents itself, we talk to the clubs and God has me today in a big team in Colombia. I can come to play with a teacher who already knows me, who I know how he works, I have colleagues with whom I have already shared on other teams, ”concluded the player.
