For some time now, Colo Colo fans have made Leonardo Gil their favorite prey: especially on social networks, they tend to punish the midfielder and assign responsibility to him when the midfield of Almirón’s team does not quite fit together. On Tuesday, to mention an example, in the middle of the match against Alianza Lima, one of the trends on Twitter was “Cono Gil”, a cruel play on words based on his nickname “Colo”. Not long ago, in the previous phase against Sportivo Trinidense, the same thing happened. “It honors his last name,” was one of the most celebrated comments at the time. And it is something that seems to carry over from the Quinteros era.
Hence it has been a matter of debate in the last episode of ESPN F90 when Francisco Sagredo asked Marcelo Barticciotto for his opinion. “With Gil what happened at a certain stage with Costa is happening. Do you remember? When he arrived with Mario Salas, it was difficult for him,” he told her. “We followed up on Gil. Did you feel it there in the stadium, Barti?”.
And the town’s seven quickly delivered its verdict: “In my opinion it is very unfair. Not only in the stadium, but on social networks and the opinion of the fan. It seems unfair to me”.
Later, for example, when reviewing a shot by the trans-Andean midfielder that aroused the fury of white fans, he insisted on this idea. “This is a mistake, the volley, it can happen to anyone. Out of ten volleys, nine you are most likely to hit like this.”
Sagredo validated his point: “If there is something that cannot be argued with Gil, it is that he always shows himself, that he asks for it, that he has intensity. I don’t know why they have it so marked. “I don’t know if there was anything on social media, because this is from a while ago.”
“I think it is very unfair,” he concluded.in case it was not clear, the Barti.
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