After six months, FBC Melgar reopened the doors of its training sessions to the press. The day served to confirm that reinforcements were no longer arriving and that the VAR was still suspected to be deployed. Coach Mariano Soso confirmed that no more footballers would travel to the Clausura tournament, so a foreign contingent was available.
He said there had been certain negotiations that had failed due to problems with the players’ clubs. Regarding the arrival of Beto da Silva, he said that he was aware of his lack of rhythm but was confident about the conditions he found as a member of the Sporting Cristal squad. He added that the striker is still getting used to the size of the city of Arequipa and is analyzing whether he can make his debut against Deportivo Municipal in Lima this Monday.
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“We expect that he can grow in this context and contribute important things (…). We will try to achieve a new version of the player.”
can contribute with leaps in quality,” Soso explained about Da Silva.
Be careful with the VAR
In the red and black shop, they are still touched by the VAR’s controversial decisions in the game against Deportivo Garcilaso in Cusco two days ago, which ultimately influenced their victory. “I feel like there are mistakes that have hurt some teams. I feel like that happened to us in Cusco,” said footballer Jean Pierre Archimbaud.
Position. Soso expects VAR to improve over time. Photo: LR
He hopes that the cameras will be allowed in all stadiums in the near future and that those responsible at Liga 1 will also train the team on how to use the new system. For his part, Red-Black coach Mariano Soso tried to be more diplomatic after his dismissal in Cusco. “Certainly the VAR will gain greater precision over time,” he explained.