The name of Pablo Lavallen is no stranger to the world of football. The former player and coach, who was able to use his teams in crucial cases of international tournaments, is about to make history with the red-black diver in our country. Although not the mentor of a team that knows how to perfectly combine experience and youth, he accepted the challenge after Néstor Lorenzo left for Colombia and will undoubtedly be the protagonist of the last photo.
Focused today league 1The fifth in the Clausura table and the overall leader is looking askance at the semi-finals of the South American Cup. And it is that football will give him a rematch against Independiente del Valle de Ecuador. The North side snatched the opportunity to win the 2019 Copa Sudamericana from his hands while he was coaching Argentine Colón de Santa Fe.
The game was played at the General Pablo Rojas stadium in Paraguay, home of the Cerro Porteño club, also known as “La Olla”. The result was a 3-1 victory for the Ecuadorians, who thus won their first international title. Interestingly, and no less noteworthy, Colón de Argentina uses the colors red and black on its currency, as is the case with FBC Melgar.
The revenge is also presented for the Arequipa club and the fans because they faced each other in the 2016 Copa Libertadores. They lost 1-0 in Arequipa on 1 March to a goal by Sornoza and then lost 2-0 at the Rumiñahui Stadium to goals from Sornoza and Angulo; This team was led by the current DT of the selection, Juan Reynoso.
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In 2017, Lavallén qualified for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores for the first time with Atlético Tucumán. The Argentine strategist did it as a visitor, off Quito, Ecuador. This game is also well remembered as Atlético Tucumán came to the game on time and had to play in the Argentine team’s shirt due to problems with his flight and he was about to not arrive.
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Just. Lavallén made a request John Reynoso in view of his next call-up to the friendly against Mexico (September 24). “We hope this call comes at the right time so that it doesn’t interfere with what we are fighting for, like the Copa Sudamericana and the tournament,” he said. Melgar will play the semifinals on August 31st and September 7th.