Flabio Torres responds to a change suggested by a Deportivo Pasto fan on Instagram / (Colprensa – John Paz; Instagram: jose_flabio_torres)

sports turf just achieved a historic result after winning after 17 years in Bogotá with their 2-0 victory against Santa Fe Independent at the Nemesio Camacho El Campin stadium.

Volcanic team in charge of Tolima coach Flabio Torres is twelfth in the table of positions of the Liga BetPlay I 2023 with 3 points out of 6 possible.

Despite the fact that the team made its debut in the 2033 season of Colombian professional football, its coach has always maintained that work is the most important thing and that with each passing date he finds the form and the style for his team.

According to his description on Instagram, Torres is dedicated to “observe and train young people for high performance“, for which the cast of Nariño has earned the respect and continuity of the players and managers of the team.

Still, the 52-year-old strategist hasn’t been spared criticism as the 2023 season progresses and one of the most viralized on social media was on Instagram on the night of Thursday, February 16. , when a supporter of Pastuso (@walkerjr. 11 ) He commented on a publication at the club before the duel against Junior of Barranquilla at the La Libertad stadium on Saturday February 18 with the following message:@jose_flabio_torres with all due respect it won’t be just for the match against Junior we changed Escobar for Hidalgo”.

Eight hours after that comment, the coach decided to respond to the tag he received in the comment box with a forceful request for the fan. Here is his response:

@Juanka.0294 it won’t be that you stop working

Flabio Torres and his response to a Deportivo Pasto fan on Instagram / (Instagram: deportivopastooficial)
Flabio Torres and his response to a Deportivo Pasto fan on Instagram / (Instagram: deportivopastooficial)

While the player asks the coach to take out the Ecuadorian center forward Joffre Escobar so that the starter against Junior is Carlos Hidalgothe coach indirectly asked the fan to shut up to see how the rest of the season develops.

Escobar has just played in the only two games Deportivo Pasto have faced this year and even scored a goal on February 4 at home against América de Cali.

However, Hidalgo is 36 years old and in an offensive position he played his last match on October 2, 2022. Indeed, the last goal he scored with the volcanic jersey dates back to July 18, 2021 against Millonarios in the 1- 1. 3 at home.

These are the line-ups curated by Flabio Torres in the two 2023 games he has managed so far:

He first used this 4-2-3-1 when he received América de Cali on February 4:

Later, he switched to this 4-3-3 scheme to visit Independiente Santa Fe in Bogotá on February 14:

Coach Flabio Torres’ leadership showed off the pitch after the club traveled to the city of Arequipa in Inca territory to complete its 2023 pre-season with a series of friendly matches against clubs from the neighboring country.

However, Pasto’s delegation had to return to Colombia on January 26 with the help of the Colombian Air Force (FAC), after being trapped amid violent social protests against the president’s departure. Pedro Castillo and the arrival of the current president To Boluarte.

Nariño’s team spent the night in the city of Cali after the flight took off from Arequipa around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25.

Torres has accompanied Pasto's team since August 2021. Before that, he had two previous stages between 2016 and 2018, as well as between 2011 and 2013 / (Dimayor)
Torres has accompanied Pasto’s team since August 2021. Before that, he had two previous stages between 2016 and 2018, as well as between 2011 and 2013 / (Dimayor)

On Sunday, January 15, 2023, sports turf pitted melgar in an international friendly match for Red and Black Afternoon, disputed in the UNSA Monumental Stadium. The visit won 1-0 with a goal of Joffre Escobar at the last minute, in what was the official presentation of the Peruvian painting. Among the difficulties encountered in carrying out the return flight was the blocking of the road leading to the airport, which did not guarantee the safety of the delegation.

sports turf I also had an agreement to participate in the “Night of the Mighty” to face Deportivo Binacional in Juliaca, a team previously coached by Flabio Torres. Due to the situation in the country, the duel had to be suspended. Subsequently, the meeting was held behind closed doors, as conditions were not conducive to public access. The duel between the two teams ended 2-2.

In some cities, demonstrations calling for the advancement of general elections turned violent and there were acts of vandalism against the infrastructure of public and private institutions, thus causing material damage and the death of more than 50 citizens, a fact that led Pasto’s directives to request a humanitarian flight that would allow footballers and coaching staff to return safely to their homes.

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