Doubts and an absence of weight in Independiente to visit Defensa :: Olé

He won just one of the last nine matches per tournament. And they failed to add three in the first three games of this League against Talleres (1-3), Platense (0-0) and Vélez (1-1). Independent needs to take flight. The team improved its image in the last match against Fortín, under the technical direction of Hugo Tocalli, who remained as interim after the departure of Carlos Tevez. The general coordinator of the lower divisions knows very well the raw material available in the quarry and began to train the youth players, something that is a priority for the leaders. The club, which is going through an economic crisis and is inhibited, It has an urgent need to give prominence to kids to strengthen them, empower them and position them in the market. And that is what will happen again this Monday, when Rojo visits Defense and Justice, for the fourth date.

Four footballers emerging from the training categories who started against Vélez are set to play from the start against Halcón in Florencio Varela. Central midfielder David Martínez, 19, will once again accompany Federico Mancuello in the middle of the field. In the last rehearsals Tocalli repeated the 4-2-3-1 scheme. Santiago López, who at 18 years old is one of Independiente’s main promises, was positioned as the right winger, while Diego Tarzia (21 years old) went on the other side of the attack. Lautaro Millán, who made his debut against Fortín, would once again be behind the center forward.

Mauricio Isla traveled to join the Chilean team and would be replaced by another youth player: Santiago Salle19 years old, is shaping up to occupy the right back. The defender Juan Fedorco has a muscular overload and the medical team estimates that he will be able to play against Defensa, but in the last soccer rehearsals he was replaced by the Uruguayan Edgar Elizalde and it is in doubt. Julio Buffarini could not take the position due to knee discomfort. Felipe Aguilar and Lucas González suffer from pubalgia, while Iván Marcone, who on May 13 suffered a fracture in the first phalanx of his left foot, will be able to reappear on Wednesday the 12th against Banfield.

The kids earned a place and will have to take another exam.

The first conversation was very positive, but the leaders of Independiente still do not dare to decree the white smoke. Néstor Grindetti and the small management team met on Friday with Julio Vaccari, the main candidate to be the Rojo coach. There was consensus on issues related to sports and the club noted that the 43-year-old coach was enthusiastic, but there is still an important talk to be had: The economic aspect has not yet been discussed. They would meet again to start discussing the numbers and offer him a contract until the end of 2025.