Cruz Azul had a year of ups and downs in 2021. The team led by Juan Máximo Reynoso broke its 23-year slump without winning the Liga MX title at the Guardianes 2021 tournament. However, for Grita México 2021, the Celeste Machine He returned to his old ways and disappointed friends and strangers. The cement club is already defining which players will leave the squad for next season and who could arrive to round out the team.
Among the names that have come up as candidates to reinforce Cruz Azul is Joaquín Montecinos, a 26-year-old Chilean footballer who plays for Audax Italiano and works as a right winger. These are 5 things you did not know about the footballer who is on the Machine’s radar:
The forward was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, because his father, Cristian Montecinos, was playing at the time for Atlético Junior. It was not considered by Colombia and it was considered by Chile
The footballer has had a striking performance with Audax Italiano in the last season and has attracted, at last, the interest of La Roja. His debut with Chile took place on October 8, 2021. He has six calls with the national team.
Joaquín Montecinos has earned his place at La Roja based on hard work. In the most recent campaign of the Chilean first division, the 26-year-old soccer player played 1,982 minutes over 28 games. He scored seven goals and gave five assists.
Montecinos has played his entire life in Chile. He started his career in 2013 with Unión Temuco, went to La Serena, then to San Luis, Melipilla and Audax Italiano.
In November 2021, the Montecinos representative assured that the player’s future would be in Europe or Mexico. “There is interest from Granada and other European clubs. They also consulted us from Belgium. He also has a very good profile for the Mexican league and we are in talks with three clubs there. There are several open fronts,” said the representative.
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