El Gato came to fill Colo Colo’s offense with life and, at his best, decided to leave the team and break his contract.
If there is one aspect in which Colo Colo was due in 2021, it was in the offensive part. A team without goal power suffered in the final part of that year’s tournament and was left without the title. so, ehe 2022 began with the news of the arrival of an Argentine striker who wanted to relaunch his career: Juan Martín Lucero.
El Gato did not take long to demonstrate his qualities and, although he had a goalless preseason, he debuted online with Cacique on the first date of the 2022 National Championship, scoring a great goal against Everton de Viña del Mar at the Monumental Stadium . From there, the story is well known, winning the hearts of the white fans who, now, suffer with the departure of the striker.
The numbers of Juan Martín Lucero in Colo Colo
The trans-Andean striker has already informed the Alba leadership that he will not return to the club and will not appear in the preseason. A) Yes, Mendoza’s history has an imminent end, with a short, but incredible passage through the pastures of Macul.
Since his arrival at the Popular team, Juan Martín Lucero He played 39 official matches, scoring 24 goals and providing 6 assists throughout the year. If we take out the calculator, we can obtain an average of 0.62 goals per match, something no less considering that Colo Colo’s scoring quota was on the ground.
To go in detail, In the National Championship, Lucero inflated the rival nets 15 times. Said goals are added to the 4 conquests he achieved in Copa Chilethe 4 goals in Copa Libertadores and the goal that became the key to Copa Sudamericana before Porto Alegre International. And the scoring power of the former Vélez did not give up, not even in the post-season with the double against Real Betis in a friendly where he was the outstanding figure on the pitch.
Now, we will have to wait and see what the future holds for Juan Martín Lucero. The truth is that Colo Colo will go to all legal instances and the player risks a harsh sanction for the serious breach of his contract that bound him to the Albos until the year 2025.
