After Fernando Pacheco and Gonzalo Sánchez, which Peruvian soccer players from League 1 could emigrate

The news surprised more than one, but it is still great news. Fernando Pacheco (Sporting Crystal) and Gonzalo Sanchez (exAlianza Atlético) will play this coming season at Emmen FC in the Eredivisie. The club that has Miguel Araujo as captain in its ranks, opens the door to the first division of the Netherlands for two Peruvians. In the same country where Jefferson Farfán and Reimond Manco knew how to shine.

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“We have reached an agreement with the club. Emmen FC of the Eredivisie for the seasonal loan of our professional soccer player Fernando Pacheco for one year with a purchase option”detailed the Bajopontine institution about the signing. “Success Gonzalo Sánchez!”, tweeted the northern club.

Pacheco, captain and scorer of the goal that gave Peru the gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, will live his second experience abroad and the first in Europe. Between 2020 and 2021 he played in Brazilian football (first Fluminense and then Juventude) although without being able to consolidate himself: one goal in 47 games. This year he returned to Cristal and played 11 games (two starts) without scoring.

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— FC Emmen (@FC_Emmen) July 4, 2022

In case of Sanchez it is private. He left Alianza Lima in 2018 after being one of their scorers in the lower divisions, but since then he has not been able to score a single goal in professional football. This season, in Alianza Atlético, he played just 71 minutes.

Surprise or not, Fernando and Gonzalo have their suitcases full of illusions in their first experience in the Old Continent. The Emmen FC It is the club that also gave opportunity to Didier La Torre (today at NK Osijek II in Croatia) and Sergio Peña (Malmö in Sweden). But he shouldn’t be the only one to leave League 1 with the clear goal of moving up in football but also thinking about the Peruvian team. Outside, the friction, the experience gained, is totally different here.

Source: Elcomercio

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