"Football gives us life," Julio César Falcioni said in Diego Armando Maradona's ear in a hug that will remain in the retina for years. That is why the football environment wants to see the coach again on the bench of substitutes of Banfield to recover the command that he temporarily left to Omar Píccoli to attend to his delicate state of health. This Friday, Pelusa reappeared and told how he is after overcoming appendicitis.
During the last dates of the Professional League, Falcioni remained out of the Banfield bench and now the coach of the Drill publicly referred to his state of health.
"After the game in Córdoba (against Belgrano) I had some important sensations and appendicitis appeared. Then the stitches were opened – after the operation – that is, in three days I was operated twice and that delayed more than normal the possibility of returning to work, "he explained in dialogue with the official website of Banfield.
In this context, the coach resumed training and told details about the request he made to his players. "On Tuesday, when we started, I told them that the intention is to look for another horizon, the possibility of fighting important things. The club made a big effort at another time, but in order to revalidate that primary effort, you also have to make some decisions. We need that well-understood support from Banfield fans to be able to look and have a more promising horizon," he confessed.
Banfield's current situation and its upcoming commitments
Banfield finished the Professional League in 21st place out of 28 with 30 points to their credit. Although he moved away from the lower area of the standings, the truth is that he must continue adding three to not fall again.
On the last stretch of the championship – where his squad rebounded footballistically and won games again – Falcioni explained: "The team, beyond the football taste that the fan or the people may have, I think that in the final part it made a good sprint of points that place it in a better position. Not in the one we all want, not the one we want, the one we want for Banfield, but we free ourselves a little bit from what is that complicated area, where Banfield unfortunately this year transited almost permanently. "
In this tune, the coach did not rule out the possibility of adding a player to the team. "We want to look for some alternatives to complete the squad, what happens is that the pass market is very limited, very difficult, from the sporting and economic aspects, so we are looking for players who can adapt to the football and economic needs within the possibilities of the club, "he said.
With this panorama at the door, Banfield's next rivals will be Huracán, Rosario Central, Instituto, Argentinos, Barracas, River, Lanús, Arsenal, Atlético Tucumán, Vélez, Talleres, Colón, Independiente and Gimnasia.
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