Christian Cueva to the Guild? The anguished memory of his time in Brazilian football

There is no doubt that christian cave He is in the best moment of his career. ‘Aladino’, in addition to being a fundamental piece in the peruvian national team, also shines in Saudi Arabia with Al-Fateh. It is in that club where his virtues are exploiting to the fullest, although it cannot be ruled out that in the near or distant future he may again delight his talent in this part of the world. And it is that in South America some clubs have shown interest in his services, such as Boca Juniors initially, which he ended up rejecting. Now Guild It is the club that wants to sign the Peruvian, who has a not so good past in Brazilian football.

According to information from the ‘Portal do Gremista’, the tricolor team is looking for an attacking midfielder who can help them in their goal of returning to the highest category in Brazil. Among the alternatives, the name of Christian Cueva stands out, who ends his current contract with Al-Fateh next month, making him a great option for the club.

“The 30-year-old Peruvian is another midfielder who can be a pointer. In Brazil he has already defended Sao Paulo and Santos, without much success and is currently with Al-Fateh, in Saudi Arabia. He will also be free in the next market to choose his fate.”points out the Brazilian medium.

As it is made clear, ‘Aladdin’ has previously played in Brazilian lands. He played for Sao Paulo for two years and for Santos for one year, two renowned clubs in that country. Of course, that time in Rio de Janeiro football was not as good as he would have liked.

Sao Paulo

In Sao Paulo nobody doubted the enormous talent of christian cave. That is why the São Paulo club decided to invest 2.5 million dollars in the signing of “Aladino” in 2016, when he played for Toluca in Mexico.

The beginning of the Peruvian in his first adventure in Brazil was quite promising. He started off doing things well, standing out in some key games and making an important place for himself in the team. He had several flashes, but also some downturns in his performance and problems with the board.

. The praise for his person did not stop that time. And it is that with that superb performance he entered the history of the club, since it was one of the biggest goals in the history of the ‘Majestic Classic’.

The numbers that ‘Aladdin’ left in Sao Paulo were not bad at all. He played 87 games and scored 20 goals, being that one of the best records in his career. However, he did not leave the club so well. Problems with the directive of the ‘Tricolor Paulista’ and an irregular performance sentenced him to leave.

“(Cueva) came in very well and then couldn’t maintain professional consistency in a very demanding market and a club that consumes you like Sao Paulo”Diego Lugano, the Peruvian’s former teammate at the Brazilian club, said last year in an interview with Gol Peru.

Saints

In Santos, the image of christian cave it did deteriorate considerably. In February 2019, ‘Aladino’ arrived at ‘Peixe’ on loan and with a compulsory purchase option for six million euros, being the second most expensive signing in the club’s history.

At first, the Brazilian team was convinced to shell out such a large amount of money for Cueva, but the operation did not turn out to be as profitable as expected. A Peruvian man he only played 16 games throughout the seasonin which he did not score any goals.

The constant indiscipline of ‘Aladino’ withered his relationship with Santos and with coach Jorge Sampaoli. And it is that he was not only punished for being late or absent in some training sessions. The most scandalous thing about his time with ‘Peixe’ was his appearance in a video fighting in a nightclub in Brazil, which caused him to be suspended from the club.

“I don’t have an image in Santos because I didn’t play. There was only a personal issue with the coach and now I can say it. I had to put up with things because I didn’t want to make the same mistakes that I went through earlier in my career. There was nothing with Santos, with the president or with the directors “explained at the time Cave in statements to Radio Ovation.

It didn’t end there. When she tried to leave Saints The atmosphere remained quite tense, since he could not easily disassociate himself, reaching a difficult legal situation with FIFA as an intermediary and with Pachuca, the club to which he left, as involved in the conflict.

Finally, the highest soccer body ordered that both Cave as the ‘Tuzos’ pay more than seven million dollars to ‘Peixe’ for unilateral breach of the player’s contract. FIFA also decided that the Saints will reimburse 136 thousand dollars to the Peruvian for back wages. Be that as it may, Brazil reappears on the horizon of ‘Aladdin’. Once again a historic club follows in his footsteps.