After saying goodbye to Vélez, he was introduced to his new club

three days ago, Claudio Aquinothe figure of the Vélez champion of the Professional League, announced that he would finally not continue his career in Liniers: “I am leaving in peace and with the tranquility of having left everything.” And this Monday, December 30, it was known what the footballer’s fate will be.

“Claudio Aquino is now Cacique! We have reached an agreement with the Argentine midfielder so that he becomes a new Colo-Colo player. After undergoing medical examinations and signing his contract, he will join the squad,” they posted from the social networks of Colo Colo from Chile

“Welcome to the Eternal Champion,” the message ends with an edited photo of the former Vélez shouting a goal, although wearing a white t-shirt, similar to that of the Chilean team.

On Friday, Aquino made a meaningful post on his Instagram account where he highlighted that he arrived with the club fighting relegation last year, and left it champion and qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

“I had to come at a difficult time and with a lot of effort we avoided relegation. In the middle of the year I chose to stay and we set out to take Vélez to the top,” he acknowledged about the negotiations with the leadership over a contract that had an expiration date with the end of the year.

Although Vélez was the Argentine soccer champion, after the conquest against Huracán, the crisis exploded internally. So much so that on December 25, Christmas Day, the first fuse was coach Gustavo Quinteros who announced his departure.

And, although Aquino was identified as one of those responsible for the internal division of the locker room, the footballer was “proud to have been part of this team that with courage overcame everything and was able to be champion.” “Today I have to say goodbye. I leave in peace and with the tranquility of having left everything,” he stressed.

Aquino, who started in Ferro and went through several clubs in the Argentine First Division (Defensa y Justicia, Godoy Cruz, Independiente, Belgrano and Unión), in addition to having played in Brazil and Paraguay, recently reached his best football form in Vélez where He played 64 games and scored 17 goals. The peak was during the last Professional League in which Fortín became champion.