The millionaires have Colombia’s best player in 2022 according to Uruguay’s El País newspaper. Photo Millonarios FC

millionaires He has put together a very competitive roster for 2023 with four signings which have been highlighted by fans, who have questioned managers and the coach. Alberto Gamero because most of the reinforcements that arrived between 2020 and 2022 did not yield results.

One of the positions that has always given the coach a headache Ambassador was the attack, in which he had no successful players and only some were very important in the process of the blue helmsman, among them Fernando Uribe in the 2021 season.

Now that millionaires brought back striker Uribe, coming from Junioras well as Leonardo Castrowho came out champion with him Deportivo Pereira in 2022the people of Bogotá yearn for a good campaign both in the Betplay League and internationally and now they have the impulse to have the best soccer player in the country.

The newspaper The country of Uruguay showcased the continent’s best football players, teams and coaches in 2022, a season where Colombian football stood out with a revelation player from the Betplay League and he was Leonardo Castrocurrent scorer of millionaires.

The striker was chosen as the best player in Colombia for his performance with Deportivo Pereiraa team that not only saved them from relegation, but also gave them their first title in 78 years of history in the Tournament Completiona contest in which he also finished top scorer with 15 goals.

These figures with the box matecana meant recognition from the Uruguayan media as well as other important footballers on the continent such as Pedro Guilherme, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Julián Alvarez, David Luizamong others.

Leonardo Castro it only took him six months to become a new legend in the Deportivo Pereirawho was champion Completion Tournament 2022 for his 15 goals and leading the best formation the club has had in its 78-year history.

Millonarios striker Leonardo Castro was champion with Deportivo Pereira of the BetPlay II-2022 League.  Dimayor.
Millonarios striker Leonardo Castro was champion with Deportivo Pereira of the BetPlay II-2022 League. Dimayor.

The striker had two stages with the matecansthe first between 2014 and 2015, his first years as a professional, and in 2016 he went to Independent Medellina team that had him for six years but injuries did not help him establish himself as a starter, although he did emerge as champions of the Opening 2016 and the Colombia Cup 2019 and 2020 editions.

In January 2022, he returned Castro Al Pereira with the objective that the team does not go down, which it achieved with the first title of the Risaraldense institution and the classification in Libertadores Cupin the group stage, events that decorated him as an idol for the fans.

He Deportivo Pereira was the winning team for The country of Uruguay in several details, not only to have the best player of 2022 like Leonardo Castronow in millionairesbut due to the historic campaign that ended with the title of Betplay League.

He matecana was chosen as best team of the season for his performance in the Completion Tournament 2022winning it with 13 wins, seven draws and eight losses, 39 goals for and 10 against, and having the league’s top scorer as Castro with 15 annotations.

December 7, 2022. Deportivo Pereira have been crowned champions of the Betplay II-2022 League.  (Colprensa-The Colombian)
December 7, 2022. Deportivo Pereira have been crowned champions of the Betplay II-2022 League. (Colprensa-The Colombian)

They also recognized the Coach Alejandro Restrepo for what he did in Deportivo Pereira In just six months of work, since joining the club in June 2022, he has built up a low-budget squad but rotating players like John Paul Zuluaga, Harlen Castle, Brian Lion, Leider Berrioamong others.

Another point that stood out in Restrepo’s campaign with the matecans was that he beat historic teams like Junior, Santa Fe and Millionaires in the same group of circuits in the semi-finals of Completion 2022, in addition to beating the Independent Medellin in the final on penalties 4-3.

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