Paolo Guerrero: Here’s how the Argentine press reacted after his debut with Racing Club in the Argentine Professional League

The arrival of Paul Guerrero A running club It was one of the surprises of the transfer market, both in Argentina and Peru. And it is that when it seemed that there were clubs that renounced their services when they saw their physical relevance, the ‘Academic’ decided to bet on him, in particular to face the Copa Libertadores. Now, after a few weeks of solo training, last time he worked with his teammates and debuted his new shirt in the 2-2 draw against Tigera fact that provoked various comments from the Argentine press.

Before that, it’s important to mention that the Peruvian striker came on after 87 minutes, when the score was tied. Obviously it seemed like a short time, but he managed to fight with the rival defenders, until on one occasion he had the chance to score, although the play was invalidated by his handball.

The newspaper ole He described all the action and saved those few moments where he could demonstrate his hierarchy. “Within minutes, he left a good feeling. You have already taken the first step. This is not little,” reads the note.

For its part, The nation pointed out that the ‘Predator’ He caused euphoria in the Racing stadium during the warm-up before his admission, in addition to showing signs of being a useful element for the team.

“At the 38th minute of the second half, Paolo Guerrero withdrew his bib as a substitute. The public of the Cylinder rose. At minute 41, he entered with the number 22. The Peruvian simulated a stellar presentation : he turned quickly in the box and took a shot that beat Marinelli. But the fairy tale was soon cut short because the former Bayern Munich player had dropped him from his hand. Anyway, Seemed like a good sample of the validity of Peruvianwho no longer played,” writes journalist Nicolás Zuberman.

He Bugle He also talked about Paolo Guerrero’s performance against Tigre. “Paolo Guerrero almost made his film debut, but he lowered a punctured pass from Gonzalo Piovi with his hand. In this action, the referee was right,” the note states.

He was on the playing field for a few minutes (11) Paul Guerrero since taking the field for Matías Rojas, that hasn’t stopped him from demonstrating his hierarchy in just a few actions. That’s right, the fact that the game even pushed its players to seek it in a big effort to win in the lead, although that didn’t happen, due to the iron mark of the defenders of the ‘Matador’. But in the only clear he had, he was about to send her to save him. In fact, he did, but with the help of his hand, which helped him control the ball to kick it with his left foot.

Fernando Gago he was cautious about the beginnings of Paul Guerrero In running club. In a press conference, he indicated that he left him little time because it was what corresponded to him according to the editing he had done.

The Peruvian’s last game was in October last year, with Brazil’s Avaí FC. Since then, they haven’t had another official game and they haven’t finished pre-season with the ‘Academic’. For this reason, the Argentine coach expects him to adapt to the high demand little by little, given his age and the injury to his right knee, which he has already recovered from.

And although the team aims to fight for the Argentinian Professional Leagueanother goal is to transcend into the Libertadores Cup, a competition that the national striker aspires to conquer. “It motivated me to come and play the Copa Libertadores. It was what I was looking for,” he confessed during his first days in the land of tango.