After the departure of Jeisson Vargas to Qatar, Lucas Assadi will take responsibility for wearing the emblematic number 10 jersey in La U

Universidad de Chile will face Magallanes at noon this Saturday, for date 4 of the 2023 National Championship, seeking make up ground following the hard setback once morest Palestino in La Cisterna.

The start of the tournament has not been as expected for the blues and for the crossing with the ‘caraveleros’ a young star will put on the always emblematic ’10’ shirtnumber that Diego Maradona and Pelé immortalized.

Note that the jersey number was available in the collegiate squad following the departure of Jeisson Vargaswho departed for the Al Rayyan team from Qatar.

The player in question is Lucas Assad, who will finally be in Mauricio Pellegrino’s call-up following ruling out a tear. The offensive midfielder, only 19 years old, had ended the clash with the ‘Arabs’ with muscular discomfort.

“I had problems in the adductor, but I’m fine, I’m 100%. Well, adapting little by little to what the teacher (Pellegrino) wants and we try to get into his idea and get good results”, Assadi indicated before the trip to La Serena.

Regarding the responsibility of playing with the number ’10’ on the back, the native of Puente Alto pointed out that “I don’t mind. It is a number that I have liked since I was a child, I wanted to take the weight of being the 10th of the U and I’m focused with everything“.

The crossing between Universidad de Chile and Magallanes is scheduled for 12:00 noon this Saturday, February 11, at the La Portada Stadium.