One of the last joys that Luis Iberico brought to Arequipa fans was last November when he donned the jersey of Peru plays Bolivia. Up until yesterday, the player from Melgar scored the winning goal in front of nearly 40,000 spectators at the stadium Monumental Arequipa.
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It was in the same goal, from the north zone, where he scored another of his goals that will be remembered by Melgarian fans, it was a header of sorts against Racing de Argentina for the South American Cup. “Luiki”, as his friends call him, will make the big leap into European football. He will play for Riga Football Club of Latvia. After secret negotiations with Melgar, the 25-year-old footballer is set to leave the club after six seasons defend their colors
You must remember that 2020 was loaned to UTC where he experienced personal and footballing growth. He then returned to Melgar and has been the undisputed starter from 2021 to present. According to the Wikipedia portal, he played 139 games with Melgar and scored 36 goals. He is 25 years old and works as a left and center forward. If he hasn’t played in recent games, it was because he had an injury that kept him off the field.
Iberico used its networks to say goodbye. Photo: Take Instagram
Accordingly Transfermarkt is quoted at 800,000 eurosTherefore, the transaction is beneficial for Melgar as the player had a contract until the end of the year. His final minutes with the Red-Blacks were an episode that was not pleasant for the team. He replaced Tomás Martínez in the 4-1 defeat by Olimpia. Iberico had little time to say goodbye because yesterday he arrived at noon and left for Europe at four in the afternoon.
In doing so, Melgar let another striker go. Another place of attack for the board to reinforce the squad for the Clausura that started it Good foot thrashing ADT in Arequipa. Based in Riga, Latvia, this line-up hasn’t been around for long as it was only formed in 2014 and competes in the Optibet Virslīga, the premier football category in that country.