Carlos Zambrano: Is it possible that he debuts against Cristal and what does Restrepo think about him?

Marioni explained –as we point out in DT– that Carlos asked for a meeting to show him his commitment. The 34-year-old defender rejected all the offers that were put on the table in recent months and trained on his own or with the club’s physical trainer, although at a different time than the first team. He never changed the profile photo on his social networks in which he appears in the blue and white shirt.

Forced by circumstances, and after several meetings and debates, Restrepo also accepted Zambrano’s reinstatement. Since this last Monday he has been working at the same time and the club, through its social networks, does not hesitate to publish photos in which he appears with the group.

Now the question every fan asks is: When will he debut? Can he do it this Saturday against Sporting Cristal, in a crucial match against the leader of the Apertura Tournament and whom he has not been able to beat for four games? Needless to say, in Alianza they know perfectly well about Carlos’s hierarchy, but they are also aware that the way the last season ended is not correct at all. “He has to line up,” they told us from the club before the famous meeting between the center back and Marioni took place. Now, “lined up,” he awaits his opportunity.

Will the debut be against Cristal?

The debut of Carlos Zambrano is still far away. It is difficult to believe that Alejandro Restrepo decides to start him with so few training sessions. It is not the Colombian coach’s way of working and there are many examples. Own Sebastian Rodriguez He arrived days before the Blanquiazul Night, but had to wait a week (for the Blanquiazul afternoon held in Trujillo) to have his first minutes.

, they tell us from Matute. The professor wants to have more days of work with Carlos, to adapt to the line of three (last year he played as a right stopper in the second final against the U) and to just evaluate his ownership. At the moment, and most likely, the three defenders who have been doing so will play against Cristal: Juan Pablo Freytes on the left, Renzo Garcés as libero and Jiovany Ramos on the right.

A similar case is that of Jeriel de Santis. The Venezuelan striker with Peruvian roots has been Alianza’s latest signing in this transfer market. But his documents are not yet regularized, so he does not have a debut date yet. Additionally, of course, there is Restrepo who wants to know his strengths on the field well to know what he will contribute to his scheme.