The Colombian-Uruguayan Julio Avelino Comesana once more he gets on Junior’s boat, to lead him through difficult waters, as the coach seems to have become accustomed to. In his last two arrivals at the club, he always did it the same way.
In 2018 he came to replace Alexis Mendoza, who at the same time was completing his second stint with the team. The ‘By the ‘and dumb’ He ended up being champion in December once morest Deportivo Independiente Medellín and runner-up in the Copa Sudamericana following losing to Atlético Paranaense in the same week.
In 2019 he returned, already with the tournament underway and in the absence of a date for the end of the round robin, to take the place of Luis Fernando Suarez. He was champion in only 8 games, beating Deportivo Pasto in Bogotá.
In his eighth cycle he gave Junior the eighth star, and in the ninth, the ninth star. He became a trainer specialized in arriving, putting out the fire, getting results quickly and leaving of his own free will leaving the house in order.
Since their last cycle they went through the bank unsuccessfully Luis Amaranto Perea, Arthur Reyes and John Cruz Real, and of what the Comesaña team played, there is no longer a shadow. Moreover, of the team that was local champion and international finalist in 2018, only the goalkeeper and captain Sebastián Viera remains.
Can Comesaña have the mettle to maneuver in this situation?
That is to say, he will come to train the team just three days before playing the most important game of the semesterthe second leg of the Colombian Cup semifinals, once morest the eternal rival, the Union Magdalena, in Santa Marta.
Match that, to add insult to injury, has to win by an advantage of at least two goals to advance to the round, because the series is 1-0 once morest. It is without a doubt, a very extreme point to commit. And the Uruguayan did not hesitate to accept this Sunday morning when the final approach was made.
Comesaña has been living in Barranquilla for some time. And as he himself said a few weeks ago in a report with Zero zoneJunior is his home, where he can still be with his eyes closed and without seeing anything.
“I really fulfilled something, a wish of mine and my family, which was to live in Barranquilla. I am rooted and I will be there. That allows me to be close, without being inside. I’m always in Junior, even if I’m not working, I’m always there. And the other will be life, the destiny of each one, I have not left football, I can be directing or in a position in any institution. And I can be outside the Junior in Barranquilla. If they win, they ask me what I thought of the team, if they lose, people tell me to come back. Junior is my life, it is impossible for me to separate from Junior”he explained at the time.
In this, his tenth challenge, which in a kind of cabal might generate the tenth star for Junior, Comesaña will find some well-known names in addition to Sebastián Viera, as is the case of Carlos Bacca, whom he promoted in his early years with the team.
Already with the temper of the years, the pressure of time once morest him, the symbolism of his white hair and the achievements that he embodies As a symbol of the team, without a doubt, all fingers point to the fact that, at least at this juncture, Julio Avelino Comesaña should have been chosen for the assignment.
For this opportunity they arrive with him Cesar Poveda and Roberto Penalosa as his assistants, in addition to Luis Grau as one of the assistants. the tomasino Cesar Gaitan will continue to lead the physical preparation and Jose Maria Pazo He will be the goalkeeper coach. Will he wear the same lucky shirt?
