The Vaccari era began: Independiente started the preseason with an absence :: Olé

Julio Vaccari’s cycle at Independiente is already underway. After having had 15 days of rest, the Rojo players met again at the club’s high-performance sports centre in Villa Domínico to begin the preseason. The players underwent routine medical tests and began to work thinking about the second half of the year. The first official commitment will be on the weekend of Sunday 21st, against Instituto in Córdoba, for the Professional League. A few days before, On Monday the 8th at 8pm, Rojo will play a friendly against Olimpia of Paraguayat the Libertadores de América – Ricardo Bochini stadium. This will be the first opportunity to start seeing the team with the stamp of the new coach.

Those who attended to start training The players who were present were goalkeepers Rodrigo Rey, Diego Segovia, Manuel Tasso and Fabricio Acosta; defenders Julio Buffarini, Santiago Salle, Joaquin Laso, Juan Fedorco, Edgar Elizalde, Damian Perez, Adrian Sporle and Jonathan De Irrastroza; midfielders Ivan Marcone, Gabriel Neves, Lucas Gonzalez, David Martinez, Jhonny Quinonez, Federico Mancuello, Santiago Toloza, Tomas Parmo and Lautato Millan; and forwards Santiago Lopez, Gabriel Avalos, Ignacio Maestro Puch, Santiago Hidalgo, Alexis Canelo, Diego Tarzia, Rodrigo Marquez, Javier Ruiz and Alex Luna. Also present were Matias Gimenez, who is recovering from the tear in the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee that he suffered in March. Felipe Aguilar, a Colombian defender who had been called up and whom Vaccari wanted to evaluate, was not there and would not return to El Rojo. His contract had a six-month extension clause that the club had to execute before June 30, paying an amount. Since the club did not pay and did not notify the player, he was released.

Mateo Morro, who is in the United States as a Sparring Partner for the National Team, and Nicolás Vallejo, who is on loan at Talleres until the end of the year but could bring forward his return, will also be part of the squad. To enable the 20-year-old right winger The Red will first have to lift the inhibitions that it has for debts amounting to 5,474,765 dollars. Mauricio Isla, who has a relationship until the end of the year, is with the Chilean team, is wanted by Colo Colo and has already warned that he will not return to Avellaneda. That is why the coach will ask for a right back. He also intends to add a left-footed defender and has Marco Pellegrino in his portfolio, without a place in Milan, and Santiago Ramos Mingo (Defense). For the central midfielder position, the return of Sergio Ortiz, on loan to Atlético Tucumán, could be anticipated. And Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is on the radar to reinforce the right end of the attack.

In addition, eight youth players from the quarry began working as sparring partners.: defenders Bautista González and Maxi Duarte; the midfielders Facundo Cruz, Alan Laprida, Thiago Mastrolorenzo, Facundo Paredes, and the attackers Santiago Viollaz and Enzo Taborda. All of them were selected, but they will not be permanent in the First Division team, but rather they will participate in certain exercises with the idea that they will begin to experience training with the older players.

“We are going to pursue the style of play that we want, which is to be the protagonist on all fields through the ball. We want a team that handles the four facets of the game: attack, defense, transitions and set pieces.”commented Vaccari, who also warned that he is not intimidated by the context of pressure of a club that has not won a title at the local level for 22 years: “I love the smell of blood.” The challenge of his life awaits the coach: awakening a giant. Make the illusion reborn in the Red.