César Vallejo doesn’t want to be left behind in the fight for the national title and is aiming to win the final league 1 tournament in 2023, adding some reinforcements for the second half of the year. For this reason, the poets have targeted a player who was already active in Peruvian football and was part of the Alianza Lima squad that became champions in the 2021 season.
Said footballer played the national championship until mid-2022. However, he had to leave because his contract was not renewed despite being one of the most prominent players. We are talking about Edgar Benitezwho would return to the fields after serving football in Paraguay.
“Édgar Benítez is close to returning to Peruvian football. The ‘Bird’ has advanced negotiations with César Vallejo University. The Trujillo club are waiting to finalize the split with a foreign soccer player to close the ties,” reported journalist Kevin Pacheco.
César Vallejo is close to completing the signing of a former Alianza Lima player. Photo: Twitter recording
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What happened to Edgar Benítez after he passed Alianza Lima?
Édgar Benítez left Alianza Lima at the end of June 2022. After that, the player was released as a free agent and had the option to sign for any team in League 1 or abroad.
However, the “bird” was without a club for six months until he was signed by General Caballero from the Paraguayan league in January 2023. The Guaraní has not had many opportunities to play and is aiming for a return to Peruvian football.
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César Vallejo meets Magallanes this Thursday, June 8, in the fifth round of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. The poets will seek their first victory in international competition against the Chilean team in the city of Trujillo.