Osorio once again highlights the need for reinforcements at Athletico

The coach Juan Carlos Osorio again said that the Athletico needs reinforcements. After the 2-1 victory over Galo Maringá, in the fourth round of Paranaense, the coach admitted that Furacão needs new players to form a stronger 11.

“Yes [há necessidade de reforços]. At the previous press conference, I answered about a center forward. I said I didn’t know and I didn’t want to talk about it, but I believe we accomplished something very important. And we continue to seek to reinforce the team in certain positions. And more than the squad, improving the 11. When you bring in a reinforcement, sometimes, it’s to improve the squad. We need to bring one or two to improve 11,” he declared.

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Athletico has already brought in four reinforcements (Léo Godoy, Mateo Gamarra, Andrey and Romeo Benítez) and is close to completing the arrivals of center forwards Lucas Di Yorio, from Pachuca-MEX, and Gonzalo Mastriani, from América-MG. However, the coach has also said in previous interviews that the club needs another defender and wingers.

Osorio, who is a fan of rotating the squad, continues testing with the Athletico team. For the fourth match in a row, the coach did not repeat the starting line-up – Fernandinho and Canobbio, for example, were not even among those listed.

The commander has also given opportunities to players who were little used in other years, such as Julimar, who scored the first goal against Galo Maringá, and Jader, who were starters. And the State will be used for this adaptation to the Colombian’s work.

Athletico returns to the field against Cianorte on Wednesday (31), at 8 pm, at the Albino Turbay Stadium, in Cianorte. Furacão is in third place, with eight points, having two draws and two wins.