Colo Colo did not have a good time in the summer pass market. Beyond the fact that the reinforcements did not arrive in the time required by the DT, the departure of key players changed the planning of a Gustavo Quinteros who could do nothing in the face of the massive exodus of his figures.
It is that the hope and one of the requests of the coach was to maintain the squad and reinforce it in precise positions to defend the national title and, in addition, compete in a good way in the Copa Libertadores with a team already known and that played practically by heart. That was not the case and, finally, the Cacique became a running list that, just on the 15th date of the National Championship, expects to have its peak.
The present of the former Colo Colo players
The list of footballers who left is extensive. However, of those who were undisputed starters in the Colo Colo that lifted the trophy, there are few who are with a good present. In fact, only Gabriel Suazo is the undisputed starter in Toulouse in France lifting the local cup.
Oscar Opazo
Torta’s departure continues to have consequences to this day. Faced with the impossibility of finding a replacement for his position, Gustavo Quinteros opted for Jeyson Rojas as a winger and, as the games progressed, he lost ground and gave up his position to César Fuentes, who is not a specialist in the area.
The winger left for Racing de Avellaneda with the hope of being important in Fernando Gago’s scaffolding. However, the trans-Andean DT did not have Opazo in the plans as a winger on the right sector, but on the left, a position that he could not cover completely well.
Thus, with a beginning to be forgotten, the former ’16’ of the Cacique only alternates, being a constant substitute in the calls for La Academia. In fact, this season, He has participated in 6 of 14 games in the Argentine Professional League, accumulating 347 minutes. In addition, he has a 6-minute appearance in the Copa Libertadores and a start for the entire game in the Copa Argentina.
Pablo Solari
Although the Kid did not start in this transfer market, his sale also caused a stir and damage to the white team. Despite the fact that the objective of being champions was achieved, Quinteros could never find the player who would make the trans-Andean forget, who left for River Plate.
In the Millionaire draw he came as a great promise and, although his beginning was auspicious, little by little he was losing ground. His substitution was marked, even more, with the arrival of Martín Demichelis to the Buenos Aires bench and today he is only an alternative from the substitute bench. Of course, when he enters, he has good commitments such as the commitment he played against Boca Juniors in the Superclásico just played. In the current campaign, He has played 14 games in all competitions, scoring 3 goals and providing two assists in 754 minutes.
Juan Martin Lucero
The case of the Cat is one of the most controversial. Just confirmed his renewal, the Mendoza decided to break his contract and go to Brazil to defend the colors of Fortaleza. ANDThis situation created a big problem at the Estadio Monumental because, in addition to all the legal trouble, the lack of goals is one of the characteristics of the current team.
Although it has not been a disaster at the Brazilian club, the attacker has not earned undisputed ownership as he did in Macul. In fact, in the Brasileirao, he has only been present in one of the three possible matches. Thus, since he arrived in Fortaleza, Lucero has 22 games, 12 goals and 6 assists in 1,186 minutes playedbeing one of the ones that has had the body the longest, an issue that goes hand in hand with the enormous number of matches that are played in that country.
Gabriel Costa
Resisted by many fans, Basilio was a fundamental piece in the scaffolding of the champion team of Gustavo Quinteros. When everything indicated that he was going to continue for another season at Pedrero, the Peruvian decided to accept a juicy offer from Alianza Lima and return to Peruvian soccer.
The one born in Uruguay had a difficult start and not only in football. It is that, first, it was the social problems that occurred in Peru that delayed the start of the championship and, later, the strike of the teams in protest of the broadcasting rights, which even meant losing a match due to Walk Over.
Costa started as a starter and, despite scoring some important goals, as on the date just past, he is not a fixture in the intimate cast and, for example, he has not started two games since the first minute in the Copa Libertadores. The former albo player has 10 games to his credit in all competitions, scoring 4 goals and providing 2 assists in 768 minutes.
gabriel suazo
He is, perhaps, the only one who has stood out but who, in any case, had difficult weeks. The former captain of the Cacique, after being relegated to the substitute bench, managed to gain a space in Toulouse in France and has all the confidence of his coach and the specialized press to be a key man in the next challenge that the purple box will have in the Europa League.
Bonus track: Matías Zaldivia
The Chilean nationalized Argentine ended his contract with Colo Colo and, despite his intentions, it was not renewed. Thus, after the interest of various clubs nationwide, he decided to sign at Universidad de Chile, unleashing the fury of all the fans of the Eternal Champion.
In the secular group, contrary to what many might believe, he is one of the figures of the squad and an undisputed player for Mauricio Pellegrino, an issue that reinforces the fact that the Colo Colo shirt weighs 10 tons more than that of the blue set.
