2023-07-13 16:21:54
After confirming the arrival of Wilson Morelo at Águilas Doradas, the responsibility for the goals at Independiente Santa Fe will rest on the back of Hugo Rodallega, who is preparing to face his second semester defending the jersey of the cardinal team.
The Valle del Cauca striker arrived in January of this year and needed almost a month to get ready, generating a buzz among the fans that, fortunately for him, was silenced with goals and good performances in the Betplay League and Copa Sudamericana.
Rodallega was the leader of Santa Fe in the attempt to save itself from the shipwreck that meant the elimination of the home runs and the subsequent defeat against Goiás, with which they were out of international competition.
Hugo Rodallega scored the partial draw for Santa Fe against Goiás. | Photo: 2023 VIEWpress
That day, Hubert Bodhert was in the stands watching the performance of the team then led by Gerardo Bedoya, who arrived as a firefighter to try to put out the fire that Harold Rivera’s second cycle had left in Bogotá.
Bodhert recognized that there was a lot of work to be done and began to make decisions, many of them to the anger of the fans. The departure of Morelo and the incorporation of the experienced goalkeeper Antony Silva were the first news with which the coach from Cartagena ‘kicked the table’ in search of achieving the expected results in the second half.
Rodallega stays and will renew
The illusion of the Valle del Cauca striker is to fight at the top of the table and return some of that confidence that the fans have shown him after his first months dressed as a cardinal. “I am trying to make my teammates very clear that there is a huge commitment to this team, with this shield, with the fans and with the people who support us,” he said in an interview with Win Sports.
“We have the obligation, at least, to enter at eight and give satisfaction to the fans of Santa Fe,” he added.
Morelo and Rodallega embraced celebrating a goal by Santa Fe | Photo: Santa Fe Press
The relationship between the club and its fans is not the best, which is reflected in the number of season tickets sold so far. According to official data, Santa Fe barely has about 2,500 subscribers for the second semester, a much lower figure than what it was used to in recent times.
One of the causes of this division is the elimination of the league and Copa Sudamericana. “Last semester is forgotten, we have to turn the page and focus on this new challenge”, considers the player.
If there is something that gives Santa Fe fans a little hope, it is the presence of Rodallega, who also announced in the interview the decision to negotiate his continuity for 2024. “We are going to talk about that very shortly and we are going to be breaking the news. It is practically certain that we are going to renew the contract”, said the 37-year-old footballer.
Rodallega is shaping up to be the undisputed starter with Santa Fe. | Photo: Santa Fe Press
Rodallega’s current link with Santa Fe runs until December of this year, so it is necessary to agree as soon as possible on that renewal that the fans are crying out for as a result of the goals that have awakened the illusion for the second semester.
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