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Jonatan Álvez says that Barcelona SC is so popular in Ecuador, that ‘of 10 million there will be 1 million that is distributed among the other clubs’ | Soccer | sports

Uruguayan Jonatan Álvez He was national champion with Barcelona SC in 2016 and the following year he was part of the team that advanced to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores de América; so that the ‘Loco’ was able to measure the popular drag of the Canarian team in Guayaquil and other cities in Ecuador.

“Barcelona is a very big club. I don’t want to lie to you, but the vast majority of the country is a fan of BSC, of ​​10 million there will be 1 million that is distributed among the other teams. I was lucky to win something and we did it with a lot of sacrifice “the Uruguayan striker shone in dialogue with the program Rambling Sports Of the radio 970 Universal From Uruguay.

Álvez, however, has not made an auspicious return in Barcelona since 2019 after his unsuccessful time with Atlético Junior de Barranquilla and Internacional de Porto Alegre. He did not excel in the Colombian team and in the Brazilian league it did not materialize.

So, in July 2019 his return for a season and a half was announced. His return could be described as a personal rematch.

Between the LigaPro contest and the Ecuador Cup, Álvez scored four goals. And in 2020, his only goal was in the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores, with a penalty kick, in a 4-0 victory for Barcelona over Sporting Cristal.

‘I am locked in by the pandemic’

On the situation in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 32-year-old forward commented: “One locked up here like a dog respecting quarantine and you over there drinking mate, partying, roasting … But you have to take care of yourself Many people with this pandemic do not have a job, it happened to many family members. Hopefully all this will be an apprenticeship. “

The Uruguayan, however, in the first days of June was denounced for allegedly starring in a piglet in the Huancavilca Norte citadel, at night. “You don’t know who you’re messing with,” he is heard saying in a video posted on Twitter.

He also recalled a chapter of the 2017 campaign when the bullfighters disputed the ticket to the final of the Copa Libertadores (Gremio classified on aggregate 3-1).

“We had to play against Gremio in Porto Alegre, we traveled in a plane that was not authorized to fly. We stayed one day in Bolivia because it did not have gasoline,” revealed the Uruguayan, who scored the goal of victory for the yellows on Brazilian soil. , although it was not enough to advance phase. (D)

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