Time was the first to alert that there was something that was not quite right. In December of last year, in Racing they affirmed that the new contract of Matías Rojas had already been fixed by word of mouth and once the World Cup was over they would sign it. But the days went by and what seemed like a delay ended up revealing that there were problems. January entered and by 2023 the continuity of the Paraguayan in the Academy began to be in danger. In fact, at the moment that the club does not lose it will depend solely on the will of the midfielder. It happens that his relationship ends in the middle of the year and he is already in a position to sign a pre-contract with another club.
According to what Racing de Alma was able to find out, at the moment there is no agreement on the contract for Matías Rojas. The 10 would like a salary increase to become one of the best payments on the squad and from the club they froze, at least for the moment, the negotiations. “There is nothing,” they confided from the player’s environment, who already had a proposal from Qatar and is followed by several teams from Brazil. The intention of the leadership is to renew him until December 2024, but for the moment Rojas would be leaving in the middle of the year with the pass in his power.
Beyond the contract, Rojas’ match at Racing – Belgrano
Rojas, who was coming off a muscle injury, was starter against Belgrano, in the team’s debut, and did not have a good night. In tune with a Racing team that had a hard time breaking a closed defense, the Paraguayan was seen to be inaccurate, without surprise. Although the clearest chance for a goal came from his left foot: a shot that he hit the crossbar twice, through a pike.
Our job is not to lose patience, this is football and everyone plays how they want. Sometimes it doesn’t go in and well, it’s normal,” said the Academy midfielder. after the 0-0 with the Pirate. And he added: “We are firm, last year we were like this and we all fought. This year we are going for the same thing.” There are several teams that Racing got behind and that is a challenge posed for the Academy. “One inside the field – he assured – feels that we are the dominators of the game, and I think there is respect on the other side.”
Pintita raised Rojas since his arrival
Hand in hand with Gago, Rojas raised his game and as a winger on the right he became an undisputed starter for Pintita. He grew his confidence and, in addition, going to a personal coach during 2022 helped him a lot. “I think the support of the people is essential for us. We always talk about it before each game, that the shield is on each player and each coach, whoever they are. The fan deserves a lot of respect,” the Academy midfielder said at one point, which mutated extremely.
And after losing the championship at the hands of River, I don’t hesitate to say that “this club demands titles”. In Racing, Rojas has played 109 games, scored 17 goals and assisted 12 times. He won three titles with this jersey; the editions of the 2019 Champions Trophy and the last one in 2022. Likewise, he was part of the squad that won the first edition of the International Super Cup in Abu Dhabi against Boca.
