Mauro Zárate to Return to Argentine Soccer with Barracas Central from Danubio in Uruguay

Mauro Zárate, last step in Danubio of Uruguay, will return to play in Argentine soccer (@Danubio)

At 37 years old, Mauro Zárate decided to have a new opportunity in Argentine soccer. After recovering from a tough ligament injury and with his last step in Danubio in Uruguay, the former Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield forward agreed to join a first division team starting in June.

“Mauro Zarate reached a verbal agreement with Barracas Central to join the team starting in June,” confirmed journalist Germán García Grova. He made the announcement through his social networks together with Chicho Grosman, also a TyC Sports correspondent. Mauro will join Guapo as a free agent.

El Guapo dreams of advancing to the next stage in the League Cup and among his top goals is qualifying for an international competition next year. Currently, the team led by Uruguayan Alejandro Orfila is fifth in Zone A of the League Cup with 19 points, the same points as Talleres de Córdoba, which is the last team that would be qualifying for the quarterfinals due to having better goal difference.

This will be the 16th club in his career, taking into account that he formed in the youth ranks of Vélez Sarsfield, where he made his professional debut, and went through Al-Sadd of Qatar, Birmingham, West Ham, Queens Park Rangers, Watford (England) , Lazio, Inter and Fiorentina (Italy), Al-Nasr (United Arab Emirates), América Mineiro, Juventude (Brazil), Boca Juniors, Platense and Danubio (Uruguay).

After a six-month layoff due to a serious injury, Mauro Zárate stepped onto a soccer field again last August when he agreed to arrive in Danubio, Uruguay. The arrival of MZ19 occurred just after the departure of coach Esteban Conde (former Atlético Rafaela goalkeeper) and the confirmation of Mario Saralegui as the new coach. In addition, the emblematic former Racing de Avellaneda coach, Rubén Paz, was the field assistant of the professional team.

One of the last images of Mauro Zárate during his rehabilitation in Italy

Three months later, Mauro Zárate scored his first goal in Danubio’s 2-1 victory against Deportivo Maldonado on matchday 8 of the Uruguayan tournament. It was a real great goal, since he entered the area at full speed, hooked up between two rivals and defined a place with his right foot for the partial 2-0. The celebration was eloquent, with the gestures of removing the “mufa” for scoring the first goal in 13 months. His last conquest had been on October 12, 2022, against River Plate and with the Platense shirt.

Zárate had suffered a serious injury in his third game with the Cosenza Calcio shirt, a team that plays in Italy’s Serie B, in February 2023. The attacker with a long career had to be taken off on a stretcher in the 56th minute of the match against FC Südtirol after twisting his left knee while trying to get the ball to an opponent from behind. The diagnosis for the player who arrived at the Southern Italian club on a free transfer from Platense was one of the worst for a footballer: rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

“Unfortunately, the tests found a ligament injury, I will have surgery in the next few days to start the recovery. You can’t imagine how much I regret not being able to help Cosenza in the next important games. I really wanted to contribute to this challenge with the red and blue jersey. That’s why I agreed to come, but now I will support the team from the outside. I trust myself because I know that the boys will give everything to reach the goal. Thank you all for the support and to society for the love and closeness. See you soon. Let’s go Lobos,” Mauro had published on his Instagram account. And despite the fact that the Calabrian entity offered to renew his contract as a sign of gratitude and as an encouragement for his return to the fields, the Argentine chose to return to his continent of origin.

2024-03-22 03:41:00
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