The Cacique strategist took several youth players to Argentina so that they can earn an opportunity in the star team.
Since last Monday, January 2, Colo-Colo It is found in Argentina, specifically in the town of Cardales in Buenos Aires, doing their preseason. And as on several occasions, in these instances it is normal to see some juveniles that they seek to surprise the DT and thus have more opportunities in the starting squad.
For this case, Gustavo Quinteros led players like Jordhy Thompson, Lucas Soto, Dylan Portilla and more, but there is one that made quite an echo in the fans. Is about a lanky homegrown player who was surprised in the preseason that Colo-Colo is doing on the other side of the mountain range.
the goalkeeper of the Under 17 category, Nicolás Garrido, made news for being the tallest player of the Eternal Champion. The recent champion of his series with the Cacique had this opportunity due to the departure of Omar Carabalí to La Calera Union and for the stay of edward villanueva on the Chilean national team Sub 20.
At just 17 years old, Nicholas Garrido has a height of 1,93 metros, taking several centimeters ahead of the other Colo-Colo goalkeepers. In fact, the other goalkeepers of the club average 1.85 meters: Brian Cortes (1,86 mts.), Fernando De Paul (1,83 mts.) y Benjamin Morales (1,85 mts).
To close, Nicolás Garrido arrived in Colo-Colo in 2021 after passing through Catholic University and also has family ties to Croatia.