Expectations are the order of the day. And is not for less. A few weeks before the start of the First National, the 37 teams in the category continue to seek to get ready to start the next championship in the best way. In a 2022 that promises to be captivating, each leadership is making their own moves to incorporate and shape their campuses. Some had to manage when negotiating, others gave the surprise and broke with a market that became First. Yes, because the second division of Argentine soccer will have several soccer players with experience and career who will rank it. Welcome!
Belluschi, the top man
He was released from Ñuls at the age of 38 and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto tempted him. He has a past in Porto, River and Genoa. (NOB press).
Far from what happened until a few years ago, where the players sought to avoid going down to Nacional, today the fear was lost. The motives? It is a league that grew in competitiveness, in game quality and also in visibility, as happened with the final of the last first promotion in which Tigre prevailed or the remembered definition of the Reduced between Barracas Central and Quilmes, with more than 30 thousand people in racing field.
Fritzler, heading to Carlos Casares
With 35 lollipops, the midfielder arrived at Agropecuario after passing through Danubio in Uruguay. He played in Hércules, Lanús, Colón and Huracán.
Chacarita was the first to break the summer market with two top players: Facundo Parra and Hernán Fredes. San Martín de San Juan followed, confirming the arrival of Jonathan Botinelli, a defender who played for Sampdoria in Italy and for San Lorenzo and River. A little later, Agropecuario set its eyes on Matías Fritzler, a central midfielder with a past with football in Spain and Turkey, and champion in 2007 with Lanús. The list cannot miss Cuqui Márquez, a striker with good recent seasons in Defense and Union, who arrived at Ferro. And at the top is Fernando Belluschi, the elite reinforcement that was secured by Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
Bottinelli went to San Juan
He wore the shirt of two greats (River and CASLA), Sampdoria and U Católica, among others. At 37, he arrived in San Martín SJ.
Others, perhaps due to less recognition in the Professional League, decided to return to a category that gave a lot with the aim of recovering the level and hitting the jump again. Who is it? Cristian Chávez renewed his loan at Almirante Brown; Patricio Cucchi (he was a scorer in the 2018/19 season at Gimnasia de Mendoza) and Nicolás Mazzola reached Instituto, Sebastián Penco (achieved three promotions) to SMSJ, Iván Colman (shone in Argentinos de Heinze) to Quilmes and Nicolás Miracco (scorer in Sarmiento) to Nueva Chicago.
Parra and Fredes, to Chacarita
The friends, both champions of the Sudamericana with Independiente, decided to go to San Martín. (@Facuparra)
Beware, the market has not yet closed and there may be other surprises. The First National prepares with everything.
Marquez arrived at Ferro
From last good steps for Defense and Union, Cuqui reached one of the candidates. (EFE/Mark Pin)
