Alberto Gamero spoke with Caracol Radio’s El VBar about the current situation Deportivo Cali, team that will seek to reestablish itself in home runs after several semesters of absence. To get closer to the goal of the title, the club made additions that excite the fans.
The Samario coach referred, meanwhile, to a version that emerged a few months ago that linked to a possible arrival of Falcao to Cali. Gamero assured that there were contacts and he let Tigre know that his doors were open, but he made it clear that he was not going to defend the colors of another team in the country.
“Yes, when I arrived last year, I told him the doors were open. He told me that going to another team in Colombia was difficult, but I did tell him that my doors were open, but I knew that would be difficult,” he said about it.
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Regarding Tigre’s return to Millonarios, he mentioned: “I talk a lot with Falca. I have always had a friendship with Falcao, because his father was like a brother to us and he showed us the affection he had for Falcao. I speak a lot and I think he is a good addition for Millonarios, for Colombian soccer and gives it the status that we need”.
Other statements by Alberto Gamero
The reinforcements: “We have brought in a series of very important players. It seems to me that they have consolidated the roster that remained, because that is also what we have to talk about, those who were there and who stayed, who did a good job with us at the end of December. Today we have a very good roster to try to compete well and we are hopeful that one or two more reinforcements will come.”
What positions are needed: “We are waiting, possibly for a nine and another winger, those are the positions we are missing, thinking that suddenly the team needs it.”
The possibility of Steven Rodríguez: “In this, until he arrives nothing can be said, today we have a chance with him, as we have with other players and they could possibly be foreigners. I believe that if Steven Rodríguez is defined today, we will have the possibility of strengthening ourselves better on the attacking front and already defining the winger. We are evaluating the possibility of a central defender.
The departure of Alejandro Rodríguez: “It is being considered, the truth is that Alejandro left us on stand-by, because it was already a week before the tournament and at least he had not said anything. Well, another possibility came up, I don’t know if it is for there and he expressed it before yesterday. The other possibilities are Sánchez and Rojo, who are from the U-20, but we may not stay like that or look at something else.”
Go step by step: “All of us want to be champion. Before being champion there is one thing, there is a first objective which is to qualify, no one becomes champion without qualifying. The first objective is to qualify and then we propose another. We believe that qualifying is easy and sometimes classification is not given. Hopefully after being in home runs, we can reach the final. I have to start with a Cali that goes out to win games, here there is no wait. I don’t aspire to have so many games to find Gamero’s Cali. This is adding up. It cost us the semester “In the past, not qualifying for three and a half years is very hard for a fan and what we want is that. We have to think that Cali is going to be in home runs.”
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John Ignacio Dinmenno: “I asked him what injury he had, because he is a player who, what he showed in training and in the game against Caldas, I was satisfied and happy with him. One of the greatest joys of that game, a great peace of mind from Dineno. He had a long time without playing those minutes on the field and he had them, that was one of the peace of mind. He is a great professional, he trains to the maximum. That is good for him and for the group.”
The arrival of Pedro Gallese: “I had met him before. I told him that for Colombian soccer, a goalkeeper of that category makes the league proud, gives it prestige. I met him when I went to Orlando City, I knew him through Pareja and I always saw him as a very serious goalkeeper, with a lot of experience, for the Peruvian team. The opportunity was given and the goalkeepers who are with him must be happy. That is called learning, they are going to learn from him. Pedro, what I have known about him, who is a great soccer professional, his career and he likes to compete at the top and he is going to help us a lot.”
