The “Rojo” had its first practice as a two-time team in Santiago – La Discusión 2024-02-13 14:04:14

Ñublense had their first practice together in the city of Santiago, after facing Palestino in the framework of the preseason that Mario Salas’ team has been carrying out with a view to the debut in the National Championship on February 18 in Chillán, when they will face Coquimbo Kingdom.

The “Rojo” played two halves at the Municipal stadium of Las Cisterna, where in the first match they fell unquestionably by 5 goals to 2, with scores from Patricio Rubio and Benjamín Araneda, an 18-year-old striker who precisely came on loan from the Arabs.

In the second half they tied the score at one goal, with a goal from Alex Valdés. However, the result takes a backseat, since Salas is still looking for the formula to have the starting team that will surely debut on the Red Night that will play against Deportes Temuco.

Now the “Comandante” team will continue in Santiago to have another joint practice this time against Audax Italiano, where they will meet two old acquaintances, Osvaldo Bosso and Carlos Labrín.

It should be noted that the Argentine forward Emmanuel Herrera, 36 years old, has already joined the team, who arrives from Universitario de Perú.

Herrera was already coached by Mario Salas, in the Peruvian team of Sporting Cristal. He was there from 2018 to 2020, although he was only directed by the coach in the first season, where they won three titles and where Herrera had his best scoring experience, scoring 43 goals in 44 games.

The team would already be practically closed for the 2024 season. The great objective set by the same coaching staff is to achieve positions in international cups, as Jaime García’s Ñublense was able to achieve.

For this, Salas’ new team must remain within the first seven places, which would also mark the “rebirth” of the “Comandante” after bad campaigns in Magallanes, Alianza de Lima and Huachipato, however, he hopes to return to what he was in his time. with Sporting Cristal, Universidad Católica and Colo Colo.

Defender Nicolás Zalazar was completely ruled out and will have to look for a club in another country.