“What starts badly ends badly,” goes a popular phrase, which in some ways reflects what is happening at FBC Melgar in Arequipa, which this year is putting its chances of winning a championship far away and jeopardizing its qualification for international tournaments.
Come on”Red and black“They started the 2023 season with an embarrassing defeat. It was 3-0 against Atlético Grey.
The team he led at the start of the year Pablo Lavallen He did not appear at Bernal Municipal Stadium and lost by walk over. In protest against the Peruvian Football Association, which monopolized television rights.
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There are key moments in Melgar’s campaign. The first is that he kept at the head of the technical command the Argentine Pablo Lavallén, who failed to win the title last year. Everything indicates that the board’s intention was to continue the work process with the coach.
The basis of the 2022 player squad was also retained for the encounter Copa Libertadores and Liga 1. Only two foreigners came as reinforcements. Today separated from the institution, the striker Pablo Magnin and the midfielder Tomás Martínez, with several ups and downs in his performance.
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Add to this the fact that Bernardo Cuesta was unable to play until nationalization, and it was no surprise that Melgar failed to score either wins or goals in the first eight games. The fan feared a second walk over and thus the loss of the category.
Due to the poor results, Lavallén was fired. Mariano Soso took on a team that another coach and the board had put together. He couldn’t choose players. In addition, they had to take part in two parallel tournaments, the Libertadores and Liga 1, a situation difficult for any Peruvian club.
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The Melgarian fan does not blame investor Jader Rizqallah. However, he launched an attack against sports manager Edgar Villamarín and administrator Ricardo Bettocchi for poor attitudes.
Criticism of coach Mariano Soso is growing because of his controversial comments in which he suggested that his remaining in office was not dependent on becoming champions with Melgar. It was interpreted that the club did not get him to win the title.
The third point is that FBC Melgar has not detected any irregular gaming performance. It has been noted ad nauseum that some of its standouts from last year have failed to replicate 2022 performances.
What makes matters worse is that the arbitration procedures WAS or without VAR, they damaged him.
Added to this is the inefficiency in scoring goals. Mariano Soso has recognized that this is his team’s big problem.
Bernardo Cuesta showed his face as captain. After the game against Huancayo, he said: “The fans adapted badly, but in a good way. They demand more and more. This is the fairest thing,” he concluded.