the great challenge of Luciano Cabral

Independiente has a new wearer of the heaviest jersey. The ’10’ who knew how to dress Ricardo Enrique Bochinithe greatest red idol, now has another owner: the brand new reinforcement Luciano Cabral.

“I want the ’10’, I already asked for it”the Argentine nationalized Chilean had warned when he arrived at Rojo this weekend. And they just gave it to him. This Sunday he signed his contract along with the rest of the new faces and posed for photos with that back that he used before. Santiago Tolozatoday separated from the squad and looking for a club.

He was not lucky Rojo with his last number ten. Toloza, which had generated a lot of expectation with its arrival in 2023 due to its great work in Arsenalhe played little and not at all as a result of injuries and behaviors that did not go down well indoors. That’s why Julio Vaccari He decided that he will no longer take it into account.

Alan Sonora, Martin Benitez, Fernando Gaibor, Walter Erviti, Cristian Rodríguez, Matias Pisano, Hernan Fredesand even Patricio Rodriguez There are other names that, going back in time, carried this numbering so significant for Avellaneda’s painting. None of them could or knew how to shine at the level of the responsibility that comes with wearing the ’10’.

Yes they did Daniel Montenegro, Federico Insúa y Alan Velascowhom the fans are fond of, in recent decades. This is not just another jacket in the history of Independiente. He Again He is the greatest figure and who best represented it. Daniel Garneroamong others, also demonstrated high-level football.

However, the debate settled among the fans of the Diablo in recent times by not finding a footballer capable of absorbing the pressure of the weight that the number 10 shirt generates in whoever wears it. Should we leave it vacant and wait for someone to win it by proving it on the court? It is the question that circulates in forums and red social networks.

Many names passed without pain or glory, killing illusions. The devils are already cured of fear and do not want a jacket with so much history to continue being raffled off. Cabral’s arrival renewed hope of seeing someone rise to the challenge again.

This 29-year-old native of Mendoza who plays for the Chilean national team comes from León, Mexico, and since he had his medical check-up, he demonstrated his desire to face the mission of making Independiente’s ’10’ look the way it should. Will he be able to pass the exam? On the red side of Avellaneda they have a lot of faith in him.