May 4, 2024 at 07:36 hrs.
The good faith list of Ricardo Gareca keeps giving surprises. A few days ago it was known that Arturo Vidal, Gary Medel and Luciano Cabral are some of the names he reserved the trans-Andean coach, however on the day of this Friday, May 3, it was learned that one of the footballers that the coach preselected is Ulises OrtegozaArgentine player Workshops.
This news was announced by the journalist from Dsports, https://twitter.com/M_EscobarAlvear/status/1786574515830432140?t=FwUKFze-ypfTxhe5hNbgOw&s=19so a new name is added to the list of 55 players hoping to earn a spot to compete in the continental competition that begins in just over a month.
The story of Ulises Ortegoza
Ulises Ortegoza is a 27-year-old Argentine midfielder who currently plays for Talleres de Córdobathe footballer is selectable for The Red because His paternal grandmother has Chilean nationality. The Born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos He captured all the attention in the duel that pitted the T against River Plate in the 2022 League Tournament, where the Cordobés team narrowly defeated Millonarios, with him being the leading figure in that duel.
One of the aspects that attracts attention about Gareca’s new surprise is that he entered professional football bigat 21 years old he made his debut with the Club Atlético Los Andes which at that time belonged to the First Bthat is, the third category of Argentine football. Ortegoza did not have a previous step through inferiorssince he dedicated himself to working as a bricklayer with his father, because his family needed that financial contribution.
In the Andes he played until the end of 2021, after two seasons in which he added a total of 45 duels, scoring a total of 7 goals. That led him to sign for the following year. Gymnastics and Fencing of Mendoza where he managed to play only 16 duels before Córdoba Workshops realized his talent and took him to the First Division.
In his first season in the T, he started as a substitute, however from May 2023 he began to take center stage in the team and once he took over the title he did not let it go again, only a tear caused him to miss the last five dates of the T. Last year’s League Cup.
In 2024 it has not ceased to be important for the team led by Walter Ribonetto, since it has played 13 duels so far this year, playing 90 minutes in the three Copa Libertadores duels of which the T has taken 7 of 9 possible points.
Ortegoza’s role in the midfield is more focused on defense and leading the team, a role similar to that occupied by Rodrigo Echeverría and Marcelino Núñez in the friendlies against Albania and France.
In the local tournament, Ortegoza has had a little more intermittency since he has been a substitute in five games and has started the same number of times, although he has what Gareca is looking for, which is continuity and performance in football as demanding as Argentine football.
