The Colo Colo coach appeared at a press conference and delivered some news regarding the match that must be played against O’Higgins de Rancagua, where the absence of Leonardo Gil is one of the main news.
Colo Colo continues to work to get to the match against O’Higgins de Rancagua in the best possible way. The Albos completed a new training session on the Pedrero pitches and they did so with some important absences from Gustavo Quinteros’ tactical framework.
During the week, Leonardo Gil presented lumbar ailments and, for the same reason, he has not been able to train normally. Given this scenario, the coach must move the board to find the best solution in midfield.
Leonardo Gil discarded in Colo Colo
Although it is nothing to worry about, Cacique’s DT practically ruled out Colorado. At a press conference, he pointed out that the midfielder is “training differently, he has a back problem, it’s nothing serious, but it doesn’t let him train normally like Marco Rojas. So are added to these absences that we have due to injuries, such as Vicho Pizarro, We started a season with a bit of bad luck and quite a few absences”.
Although the Chilean Argentine is an important piece for the strategos, he does not dramatize his loss, since “in the face of these problems, a coach finds in some players a solution that before, due to lack of opportunities, they had not been able to demonstrate. These absences will give others the opportunity to show themselves, look for their best level and be useful to the team”.
Quinteros anticipates starting Jordhy Thompson
The foregoing, although he did not mention it directly, is closely related to the current situation of the Niño Joya. The youth squad, he started as a starter against Deportes Copiapó and completed a great game that included his first goal in professionalism.
Regarding the situation of the young midfielder, he commented that “Jordhy is a boy with a great future, he will depend on him as far as he can go because he has a high ceiling. He is a young boy with a lot of desire and will, today he is playing well, the team needs his qualities and he is contributing a lot, he scored a goal and is motivated. I hope he continues to grow and evolve, he becomes like Solari and El Vicho who ended up being very important, starters as youth players at the club. It depends on each player, that they do not set limits, that they always train one hundred percent and take advantage of their opportunities”.
Regarding his physical capacity, he pointed out that “It’s ok, I can probably play on Sunday again. I hope it goes the same or better than the previous game. Others are doing well like Palacios, Castillo, Benegas also who made a huge effort to play because he had stopped for five days and maybe he wasn’t there to start, but he played 60 minutes and did well”.
Thus, the team that Gustavo Quinteros prepares to face O’Higgins this Sunday is with Brian Cortes in the bow; Jeyson Rojas, Maximiliano Falcón, Ramiro González and Pedro Navarro in defence; Cesar Fuentes, Esteban Pavez and Jordhy Thompson in midfield, Marcos Bolados, Matías Moya and Leandro Benegas.
