Dario Lezcano: A Comeback Story - The 2024 Preseason and Redemption with Colo Colo

2024-01-15 16:12:13

Last Thursday Colo Colo left for Uruguay to carry out the official preseason, where they will also play a friendly tournament against several renowned clubs in South America. During these days they have been working in the sand, in the forest and in the traditional way that is on the field, and although everyone has been in good shape, there is one player that has the coaching staff amazed: Darío Lezcano.

The Albos’ stay in Uruguayan territory began with a couple of problems, since upon arriving at the venue where they were going to practice with the ball, Jorge Almirón’s staff pointed out that the playing field was not in optimal conditions. Finally everything was resolved and the first work with the balloon began, leaving aside the physical work carried out in various landscapes.

Although the level shown by the players has lived up to what Jorge Almirón expected, Darío Lezcano dazzled above the rest. The Guaraní, who spent much of the 2023 season on the bench, returned with more enthusiasm than ever and in daily training it is being noticed, so much so that he is currently a couple of steps above Leandro Benegas.

Since the departure of Gustavo Quinteros from the Colo Colo bench was confirmed, Lezcano showed his thirst for revenge, in fact, he spent a large part of his vacation training at home, which demonstrates his commitment to the team. Not only that, but at the medical checkups and training in Santiago he was the first to show up.

The Río de La Plata Series summer tournament will be key to show what Darío Lezcano is made of, who, in the first instance, already has the support of the coaching staff unlike last year, so it could be a good “reinforcement” for this 2024.

in the Colo Colo preseason in Uruguay (Photo: Colo Colo)

The sad 2023 of Darío Lezcano in Colo Colo

Darío Lezcano was cut from the beginning of the second half due to some differences he had with Gustavo Quinteros, but now that the departure of the trans-Andean player has been confirmed, he will be able to demonstrate whether or not he was in a position to be the forward of the albos.

The Guaraní was not the expected contribution in Colo Colo, because he was more injured than on the field, and he was only on the field for 252 minutes, spread over 8 games, scoring just 3 goals in the National Championship.

Meanwhile, he played 121 minutes in the Chile Cup and scored a penalty goal against Unión La Calera. Furthermore, he could not score in the Copa Libertadores, where he only played 17 minutes. It is for the same reason that he wants to reverse his situation and demonstrate the scoring quality that took him to the Bundesliga.

Darío Lezcano will have a second chance.

The real reason why Darío Lezcano did not leave Colo Colo

Due to his poor campaign, it was rumored that there was an intention to terminate Darío Lezcano, but the Blanco y Negro dealership made the decision for him to stay, since they were not willing to pay his settlement, especially considering that He earns 55 million pesos monthly.

Added to the above is that no offers of any kind came to Macul and that the player committed to Daniel Morón to show his best version. It should be noted that the Guarani has a current contract with Colo Colo until December 2024.