He doesn’t lose faith. Guillermo Celis is clinging to God and his discipline to be able to recover and face the final series of the Liga II between Junior and Sports Tolimawhose first game will be this Friday, starting at 8 pm, at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium.
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The absence of Celis, injured during the 2-1 victory over América, weighed heavily on the team in that match and, especially, in the 2-1 defeat against Deportivo Independiente Medellín, in the last two dates of the semi-final A home run.
The midfielder from Sucre, with his order, impetus, energy, solidarity and aggressiveness, becomes a key piece in the group he leads Alfredo Arias. That is why the club’s medical staff and the player himself are doing everything humanly possible so that he can be at the coach’s disposal in the first match or, in the worst case, in the second.
The footballer is optimistic, eager and trusting that divine help will come to him that will allow him to rehabilitate as soon as possible.
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If Celis cannot recover in time, the possibilities that Arias has to replace him are Jesús Rivas, Carlos Esparragoza, Fabián Ángel and Diego Mendoza. Oh well, and Come on Charawho has been used on the front line in some games due to some pressing circumstances. It is a position that the Valle del Cauca native is not unaware of and that he held in the first part of the year, under the command of César Farías.
In any case, the idea is for Celis to recover and be able to face the ‘Pijaos’, which is why he is in concentration.
There are three other doubts surrounding Junior’s starting lineup: the right back, the teammate Jermein Pena in the rear and the winger on the left.
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Jhomier Guerrero and Edwin Herreraas has happened throughout this semester, are competing for the marking position on the right wing. At home, Arias has leaned more towards Guerrero.
Peña would be a first baseman in the stellar lineup along with Javier Baezalthough they also appear in the options deck of Arias the Uruguayan Lucas Monzon and the bogotan Daniel Rivera. The most likely thing is that the Paraguayan will play alongside the Magdalenense.
On the offensive left side, Bryan Castrillon seems the main possibility, unless Arias is thinking of lining up three midfielders on the first line, with which Rivas could play covering that side as a “false winger,” as Alfredo Arias has called him. We’ll see.
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The 24 Junior players who are in concentration are the following:
Archers: Mauro Silveira and Jefersson Martínez.
Defenses: Edwin Herrera, Jhomier Guerrero, Yeison Suárez, Jhon Navia, Jermein Peña, Javier Báez, Daniel Rivera, Lucas Monzón and Carlos Olmos (sub-20).
Ruffles and ends: Guillermo Celis, Didier Moreno, Fabián Ángel, Jesús Rivas, Carlos Esparragoza, José Enamorado, Yimmi Chará, Bryan Castrillón, Jhon Salazar and Joel Canchimbo (under-20).
Fronts: Guillermo Paiva, Teófilo Gutiérrez and Steven Rodríguez.
