Just under a week ago, Racing Club announced that Paolo Guerrero has decided to terminate his contract, which expires at the end of this year. Although neither party has revealed the reason for this sudden departure from Argentina, various media outlets suggest that it was due to the Peruvian’s lack of continuity. However, journalist Flavio Azzaro recently reported that the Predator and DT Fernando Gago had a tense conversation, which may have been the reason for the sudden departure.
According to the Argentine communicator, it all started after Racing’s 3-1 loss to Boca Juniors at La Bombonera. This day, Paul Guerrero He was on the substitutes’ bench but was not used. Although Flavio Azzaro denied that the Peruvian forward was aiming for a clash with the Argentine coach, he specified that the ‘Predator’ felt ‘bastardized’.
“There were rumors that there was a quarrel after the game in which Fernando Gago hadn’t used Paolo Guerrero for a single minute at La Bombonera. Some even said Guerrero challenged him to a fight. That wasn’t true, Paolo Guerrero didn’t invite Gago to the fight but at one point he felt ripped off by Gago for not speaking to him for sending the helpers. And what did Paolo Guerrero do? He decided to talk to the coach,” he said on his YouTube channel.
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“What he received from Gago and when Paul Guerrero He asked him why despite the fact that Maxi Romero didn’t score, he didn’t have any minutes even though Reniero wasn’t at 100%. Why don’t I play if the players aren’t better than me? what’s going on and why don’t you talk to me Paolo Guerrero is already hot and asked to speak to the race coach,” he added.
Fernando Gago replied to Paolo Guerrero
Faced with questions from Paul Guerrero because he didn’t know why he was substituted even though the other strikers weren’t doing well, Fernando Gago He was clear about him and indicated that he will continue to be the third option in attack and that his situation will not change in the short term.
“The racing coach replied that there was no place for Paolo Guerrero in his plan, that he likes Maximiliano Romero and that the situation would not change. “In the short term, Paolo Guerrero would have neither more nor fewer minutes,” said Azzaro.
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Paolo Guerrero and his numbers in racing
Paul GuerreroHe joined Racing de Argentina in January and had a contract until the end of 2023. During his six-month stay, the ‘Predator’ played just 22 games and started seven of them, for a total of 847 minutes. In those encounters, the Peruvian striker only scored three goals and provided two assists.