If that Melgar Missing out from this year’s international tournaments wasn’t just because Patronato struck the big blow, beating Atlético Nacional in Colombia. The Argentines were third and the Arequipeños fourth, the former making it to the Copa Sudamericana.
The feeling the fan has is obviously one of disappointment and anger. Beyond the Argentines’ surprising result, the egregious defeat they suffered on the last day of the group stage, a 4-1 loss to Olimpia, stayed in the retina.
There were a number of mistakes in that game that buried the team, who showed no reaction for 31 minutes. Soso was brave and paid dearly. He put in a row of three, which gave him good results in the race league 1but that didn’t work against the first of the group, Olimpia.
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Fatal errors from Deneumostier, who awarded a penalty after 10 seconds, dashed Melgar’s hopes. It is added that he brought in a young player like Jorge Cabezudo who, although in clear growth, failed to give greatness in a crucial game Libertadores Cup. The second and third goals were his fault for wrong decisions in the early stages.
It’s no secret that Peruvian teams struggle to play two tournaments in parallel. Melgar hasn’t strengthened well and if he has, it’s with bad decisions like that of Argentinian striker Pablo Magnín.
It is possible that the board thought that 90 percent of the players from last year were League 1 finalists and League 1 semi-finalists South American CupHistory would repeat itself this year, especially if coach Pablo Lavallén wasn’t there to approach the players to gain their trust and, moreover, his day-to-day work wasn’t fruitful in improving collective performance.
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In the seven holdings in which Melgar has a stake Libertadores Cup he could never move on to the next phase. This year they still got four points with a draw and a home win. However, and as a bad example, he didn’t add points in 2016 and was colero.
Mariano Soso conducted Melgar from the first date against Olimpia. In April he had used Reyna and Ramos as wingers but his game deteriorated along with Alexis Arias in midfield, they were out of action. In addition, Tomás Martínez had not yet reached his best level.
Against Nacional in Colombia he tested Leonerdo Miflin as a central defender, but the result was not good either, the 3-1 defeat warned of a bad season. Everything got worse than Melgar lost 4-1 to Patronato in Argentina. Even with four defenders in the back, they couldn’t resist the pressure from the locals.
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It was time to go home. Melgar received Atlético Nacional de Colombia confident that he had won his first game. The team improved but still lost. It was 1-0 in the final minutes of the game. The Libertadores lost their place in the second round, but third place conceded a place for the Libertadores South American Cup.
on the fifth date Melgar At the continental tournament he played the best game in his history. They defeated a weak Board of Trustees 5-0 and surrendered to the Melgarians’ swiftness. The victory was well received because it was the first landslide victory by a Peruvian team against an Argentine.
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Melgar expanded and began to improve in the 1st division as well. Soso already used the 3-5-2, which gave him good results. He overtook Patronato in the standings and had chances to reach South America but failed on the final day.
Melgar He came back to reality with a shameful 4-1 win in Paraguay and moreover, the Patronato’s triumph in Colombia brought him back to reality and tried to salvage the year with a better season within the season league 1. They were reinforced in midfield and up front with Pablo Lavandeira and Beto Da Silva. It will be a matter of waiting.