Big surprise, turn back and unexpected turn with the panorama and current situation of the striker, Fernando Uribe. Well, in December 2023, the same player stated that, after injuries and key absences with Millionaireswould put an end to his activity as a professional player.
Although Fernando’s retirement actually came, perhaps he never stopped thinking about returning to the courts and used that time to get ready to face a new challenge in his future. First, acting in the Atlético Parceros, James Rodríguez’s team in the Kings League of the Americasand now, confirmed as the new player of the Deportivo Pereirabut with risks due to medical examinations.
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This will be the second time that Fernando Uribe wears the colors of Deportivo Pereira after playing for his city’s institution in 2009. His experience as ‘matecaña’ was short, as he only played 23 games, scoring 14 goals, demonstrating his great scoring power.
WITH RISKS, DEPORTIVO PEREIRA CONFIRMED FERNANDO URIBE AS A NEW SIGNING
Pereira has Fernando Uribe ready as its new player in a plan to sign Pereiran footballers. This is what happened with Sebastián Acosta who played for Alianza FC. However, it is surprising that they have put so much effort into bringing the former Millionairesgiven that the first results of the medical examinations that came to light made it clear that the forward had been suffering from an injury.
Although several media outlets captured a video of Fernando Uribe already training with Deportivo Pereira, at the same time, the journalist from Owners of the RCN Ball in Pereira, Jorge Hurtado ruled that, “The arrival of Fernando Uribe to Pereira fell. He did not pass the medical exams, the beginning of osteoarthritis in his ankle will not allow him to be part of the matecaña”.
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Later, Jorge Hurtado stated that, “Despite the unfavorable medical concept in the case of Uribe, Álvaro López’s decision is to contract him and against him for this semester. López is the owner of Pereira and is the owner of his actions”. The player also has the endorsement of Luis Fernando Suárez, who wants to have him despite his injury.
