Uncertainty is what America generates these days, after knowing information that speaks about the non-continuity of several of the scarlet figures, such as scorer Michael Rangel, midfielder Matías Pisano, as well as his coach Alexandre Guimaraes.
The latest statements by the maximum shareholder of the red cast, Tulio Gómez, have practically closed the doors on the return of the Brazilian coach, who is currently in Costa Rica, his adoptive country, passing the mandatory quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. .
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“Professor Guimaraes is a gentleman, an excellent technician and group manager, he gave us a title, but unfortunately it is not possible to sustain it because of the costs and losses we have had due to the coronavirus pandemic. So his contract was suspended, “said Gomez.
The contract with Professor Guimaraes ends on June 14 and was suspended on May 14. He and the other members of the coaching staff left for Costa Rica since March.
“Guimaraes is in his country and cannot come to Cali before September 1 due to the closing of borders. We cannot pay a technician who is expensive, while the team is not receiving income,” said Tulio.
The possibilities for the continuity of the coach seem to be increasingly distant. According to what was said by Ander Fernández, agent of the Brazilian coach, “a day before receiving the contract suspension letter, the team president (Mauricio Romero) told me that they were assessing that situation. And the next day there were the letters. It was a unilateral decision. “
Without a doubt, if the continuity of Guimaraes is not given, it will be a great loss from the sporting point for a coach who came and was able to become champion in Colombian soccer.
Diego Barragan, a Valle del Cauca coach and scarlet physical remover, believes that letting the Brazilian professor go would be a big mistake.
“What is happening in America is not good. Obviously, no one was aware of this pandemic issue and it is time to make decisions. Cutting a successful process like Professor Guimaraes has been is definitely not the way. The two sides must speak and try to support a job that was nice for the institution, for the fans, who after so many years saw their champion team, “said Barragán.
This week will be decisive to know the future of Alexandre Guimaraes.
Another drawback for the Red Corps is that due to the closure of borders, it could only return to the capital of the Valley on September 1 and then undergo 14 days of quarantine. Recall that, according to the terms of the National Government, the Colombian League could return in the first week of August.
Pisano has offers
The Argentine midfielder Matías Pisano is another of the figures who is not sure of his continuity in the American team.
Tulio Gómez has stated that maintaining the current squad will be difficult due to the economic crisis suffered by the teams due to the Covid-19.
For several days, rumors have been heard of Pisano’s departure to football abroad.
“If I can continue, welcome, I will be happy, but a lot can happen between now and June. If you give me a choice, I will stay in America, ”explained the midfielder a few days ago.
For Óscar Luis Cárdenas, a journalist for Antena 2 Cali, Pisano’s possible departure would leave a big gap in the red medullary zone.
“If Pisano’s exit occurs, I am sure that America loses a lot, because he is the different player. He established himself as the team’s owner, with great condition, and if he does not continue, he loses an important footballer for the team, ”said the communicator.
Rangel, with suitors
Since last season, when Michael Rangel was the tournament’s top scorer and key player in America’s 14th star, his permanence has always been in doubt because of the interest he has aroused abroad.
At the beginning of the year he was close to leaving, but although some possible sale did not crystallize, his name is still on the managers’ table for his final departure, in what would be a salvation table in the economic sphere.
The federative rights to the Rangel file belong to 70 percent to Junior and 30 to Nacional. America has a purchase option until the end of June for the striker’s rights.
The concern for the red fan is losing someone of Rangel’s scoring ability.
In the same sense, the former player Julián Vásquez considers that “in the case of Rangel, if he gets to go, he loses a scorer. The most difficult thing to achieve in a team are goals and to let it go would be to lose a lot. Managers must make an effort to retain a large part of their staff. “
America has summoned for this Monday a virtual press conference to publicize its position in many situations regarding the red sports future.
Data
In addition to Michael Rangel and Matías Pisano, there are three other players whose contract expires now mid-year.
Juan Pablo Zuluaga, Héctor Quiñones and Pedro Franco are the other players who would not continue in the American cast.
The directors of America hope that this week the system of the tournament that will be held in the return of the League in the middle of the coronavirus can be defined in Dimayor.
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