“Chem? I don’t want to compare him to anyone, I just know that Alfonso Barco is a good player” | League 1 Betsson

Alfonso Barco had to face criticism for his tears when the match against Melgar in Arequipa ended. “I’m not giving up, I’m from the ‘U’,” he said after being off the list for a few games. Now, the outlook is different for the cream since he is going to play for Defensor Sporting in Uruguay.

In Uruguay, the Clausura Tournament is about to start and Defensor Sporting seeks to have a team that competes. For this reason, they negotiated with Universitario to take Alfonso Barco on loan until the end of the year, with the option to renew for one more season.

Alfonso Barco arrived at the University last year, after making his debut at the San Martín University. With the creams he has played 38 games in the Betsson League 1 and seven in the Copa Sudamericana and at the age of 21 he fulfills the dream of emigrating.

In Uruguay, the future of Alfonso Barco is highly valued and the president of Defensor Sporting, Alberto Ward, only has words of praise for the young footballer. “We are talking and if we settle everything with Universitario, Alfonso Barco will come to play Defensor Sporting. We know that he is a very good player, based on references not only from the representatives, but also from coach Jorge Fossati, who is Uruguayan, and his assistant Leonardo Martins, who told us that he was a very interesting player and we believe that he could give us a hand”. were the first words of the boss of Defensor Sporting.

Last night Alfonso Barco had to take the flight to Montevideo to join the Uruguayan squad. “The lawyers for both clubs are already talking. It is a loan and the contract is for one year with the option to extend it for another year. Training starts on Friday”, Alberto Ward tells us.

Barco arrives in full competition, but the Defensor Sporting manager is cautious with the presence of Alfonso Barco. “The technical director will decide if he plays on Saturday against Fénix and I don’t think he will be in that game. Knowing the coach who doesn’t give anything away, he won’t have a player who isn’t physically fit”, added the manager.

Alfonso Barco is a player who positions himself well in midfield and seeks to have a way out. For many cream fans, he resembles what Chemo del Solar offered at the time and will seek to have that image abroad. “Chem? I don’t want to compare with anyone, the only thing we know is that Alfonso Barco is a good player and that here I think he will give us a good hand for the final part of the championship ”, sentenced the president of Defensor Sporting.

Thus, Alfonso Barco will have his first experience abroad in the disputed Uruguayan tournament. At 21 years old, he already knew how to fight criticism, now he has to face new challenges abroad.

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