The winger or striker Joao Rodríguez, 24, is on medical examinations with America de Cali this Monday, waiting to be announced as a new addition to the plant.
Joao is the son of former striker and now coach Willy Rodriguez. The player started very young in 2011 and with good success at the Boca Juniors club in Cali, where he moved to the Vall Selection, but also played for a short time at Chelsea (England), Quindío, Santa Fe and Cortuluá , as well as Tampico Madero (second division of Mexico), Tenerife (Spain), Bastia (France), Vitoria Setubal (Portugal), Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (Belgium), Central Córdoba (Argentina) and Necaxa (Mexico), where he was last season.
Rodriguez was also part of the Colombia Under 15 team that played the Uruguayan South American, where he scored 4 goals and caught the attention of Chelsea, England, to take him to their divisions. minors.
Preliminary information is that Joao would initially have a contract until June and his continuity will depend on the performance he shows during that lapse. The bad moment of the Colombian champion demands that those who arrive are in good condition to contribute in the search for good results that allow him to rise in the table and seek entry into the top eight of the BetPlay League I-2021 .
Tulio Gómez, America’s largest shareholder, had tried under various names, but the economic situation of the institution did not allow them to arrive.
Marc Antoni Garcés
Futbolred Cali correspondent
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