As never before seen in a Colombian professional soccer team, Junior announces the arrival, for the tenth time, of the Colombian-Uruguayan coach Julio Comesaña.
Comesaña, who directed Deportivo Independiente Medellín in the first half of the year and who was out of work, living in Barranquilla, the city where he decided to settle for the rest of his life, assumes the reins of the team three days before a key game, the second leg of the Copa Colombia semifinal against, nothing more and nothing less, than Unión Magdalena. ‘El Ciclón’ partially wins the series (1-0) and the last word will be said at the Sierra Nevada stadium in Santa Marta.
Several stories and anecdotes arrive with Comesaña, such as his lucky shirt, the same one that the helmsman wore for years to attract goals, so much so that when he didn’t wear it, the ‘rojiblanco’ team worried.
On several occasions, the now Junior coach spoke about his blue striped shirt. Even in 2019 in dialogue with El Heraldo, Comesaña revealed that he not only had a lucky shirt, but also a belt and a complete outfit.
“I was in the hotel having a coffee and I say: I forgot a pair of pants. We went to a shopping center and I found a pair of pants that are the color of one of the blue stripes on the shirt and the only size they had for me was that and I was long, so I rolled it up. That was incorporated into the locker room. I also have a blue strap, “he told this medium at the time.
When he arrived at the ‘shark’ group for the ninth time, they asked him about his shirt and he said between laughs: “They’re going to say that I don’t even buy a shirt (…) There are things that represent a lot for one. Everyone has their beliefs. I have it there, maybe one day I’ll wear it, “she said.
“The shirt is from here, from Medellín. I wash it very carefully so it doesn’t get damaged (laughs)”, explained Comesaña once he qualified for the final, after beating Nacional 2-3 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium. The garment is washed by hand so that it does not get damaged.
The truth is that Comesaña has chosen to wear other types of clothing, but the fans surely hope that when he steps on the Metropolitan again he will have his lucky blue shirt.
