Emanuel Olivera He is injured with a strain in his left knee and not only will he not be able to be there this Wednesday for the debut in the Copa Libertadores against Botafogo in Brazil, but will miss a large part of the group stage of the top continental tournament.
For Arturo Reyes This is a hard blow to the structure of the team, since the ‘turro’ He had been the most consistent and best-level defender, becoming the undisputed starter.
Thinking about the duel against him ‘Stove’ there is a sure first baseman: Jermein Zidane Pena, who has been the second most used player in that position by the coaching staff. The problem is who accompanies him.
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The options
The most normal thing is that your partner is Brayan Ceballosa player who was not even called up for the 1-0 victory over Equidad and who has not had much filming so far this semester.
He missed the start of the season because he was in the Pre-Olympic with the Colombia Under-23 Team. When he returned he saw action on February 11 against Fortaleza, having a very poor level.
Between injuries and his irregular performance, the 22-year-old from Cali only played once again, and it was in the 3-3 draw with Deportivo Pereira as a visitor.
In other words, the left-handed Ceballos has been in only two of the 16 games that Junior has had in the semester. He has played 12.5% of the possible minutes. Although his ownership would allow Peña to play in his ideal profile, which he is the right one.
As for natural plants, the other one that traveled was Howell Mena, a defender who is experiencing his second stage in Junior, after being promoted from Barranquilla FC. He was only called up once in the semester and was a starter in the 2-2 against Boyacá Chicó in Tunja.
Another option would have been the Argentine Nicolás Zalazar, who recovered from dengue, has not debuted with Junior and did not even do preseason. But Reyes did not call him up for the duel in Rio de Janeiro.
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Homer and Fuentes
Already leaving the most logical options, there is the possibility that Arturo Reyes removes from his usual positions Homer Martínez or Gabriel Fuentes.
For Homer, the central defender position is very familiar. He already had the opportunity to play in that role, like when Rafael Pérez was injured against Santa Fe or the last game against La Equidad. However, his performance was not entirely secure.
Then there is the case of Fuentes, a player who trained as a center back and left back, but who has played practically his entire career on the side. Against La Equidad he spent the entire second half as a central defender.
However, using Fuentes in that position could mean losing an offensive wing like Samario.
Arturo Reyes and his team will travel to Brazil this Sunday and the duel will only take place on Wednesday, March 3. The coaching staff will have plenty of time to make a decision.
2024-04-01 02:55:00
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