2024-09-09 21:23:18
Robert Arboleda closed his week in the worst way. After Olé Ecuador announced that he would not be called back to La Tri, the defender had a complicated debut in the Brazilian: with a new haircut that surprised everyone, she wasand starter in Sao Paulo’s 2-1 defeat to Fortalezafor the first date of the tournament.
At Morumbi, the defender completed the 90 minutes and could not prevent his team from starting the tournament on the right foot… Fortaleza, who last year lost the final of the Copa Sudamericana against Liga de Quito, won thanks to goals from the Argentines Juan Manuel Lucero and Imanol Machuca. For the Tricolor he discounted at 84 minutes with a goal fromand André Silva.
After being at the center of the controversy over the video in a New York nightclub during the Ecuadorian national team’s tour of the United States during the last FIFA date in March, Arboleda had returned to play for the Copa Sudamericana (defeat against Talleres and victory against Cobresal).. Although this was his first match after the news that he will not be taken into account by Félix Sánchez Bas.
Although he was not directly responsible for any of Fortaleza’s goals, Sao Paulo was not strong in the back line: they only had two shots at Rafael’s goal and both were goals. The next match for the Ecuadorian will be on Wednesday, April 17, when he visits Flamengo for the second round of the Brasileirao.
Before the match against Fortaleza, Robert Arboleda received recognition on the Sao Paulo networks. They highlighted that the defenderHe started his eighth Brasileirao since joining the Tricolor in 2017In total, he has played 266 games, with 18 goals, five assists and three titles.