It happened this Saturday, in the victory (0-2) against Boyaca Patriotsfor date 14 of the BetPlay 1 2022 League, the long-awaited return of the brand steering wheel Baldomero Perlaza, with National Athletic. After 143 days of waiting, in which he had to endure difficult times due to a serious injury.
The Valle del Cauca midfielder, whose contract renewal is pending, entered the game 66 minutes into the game that took place at the La Independencia stadium, replacing the offensive midfielder Andrés Felipe ‘Rifle’ Andrade. And with the peace of mind of going up on the scoreboard.
With this he completed 24 minutes on the court and broke his inactivity, product of a traumatic dislocation in his right ankle. Little by little, the footballer gained confidence on the pitch and participated in the team’s game circuit, to the satisfaction of the coaching staff who took a gamble with his inclusion.
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It’s more, participated in the play that led to the second goal of the paisa teamwhen at 84 ‘he tried to center the ball from the right side, his shot was rejected in a defective way by defender Jonathan Ávila, and the tool was taken by midfielder Sebastián Gómez, who converted.
Perlaza had not played with the ‘King of Cups’ since last November 10, when in the ‘first leg’ of the grand final of the Copa BetPlay 2021a tournament won by the paisa squad against Sports Pereirahad to leave the field of play due to a serious injury to his right leg.
However, despite his reappearance, among the fans there were comments against his presence in the club: because it is not yet known whether he will actually remain at the club, as he himself said was his wish, or will take new directions in his career, after three seasons at ‘Green’.
