Marcelo Díaz in Audax Italiano: how he fared, goals, objectives and influence of Carepato

The return of Marcelo Diazidol of Chile’s Golden Generation and two-time champion of America, was one of the biggest bombs in the 2023 transfer market, but another thing is with guitar and since he debuted as a midfielder for Audax Italiano, he has become a key figure for the equipment of Manuel Fernandez.

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Carepato’s debut, playing abroad between 2012 and 2022 and winning glory with Racing, such as an Argentine league and a championship trophy (also Andes) plus two Swiss super leagues as a Basel footballer, took place at La Cisterna, when he was seeded as a libero against Palestino and from there he worked on the first start. There, the illusion of the people of the “U”, the club he loves and with which he won the Copa Sudamericana, was temporarily crushed.

A week later, he was the only central midfielder in a 4-1-4-1 and significantly improved his production: 58 successful passes out of 60 attempts and a direct influence on the tanos being able to beat Deportes Copiapó. “I see him getting better and better, keeping up the effort for 90 minutes and giving us a lot of flexibility tactically,” said his trainer.

The Argentine told GOAL during the conference ahead of the game against Curicó in La Granja that “when we think of Marcelo, one thinks of the affection to the game characteristics that he has with ours. is a player who it helps us develop the collective idea we have. It grows because he has left for many years and wants to come back into force, he wants to set very ambitious goals. He competitive spirit transmits it all the time, he is very demanding of himself. You have to take advantage of it, and It gets much better as I add more games”.

Unfortunately for their claims, and despite affecting the game with shots, good passes and chances from the midfielder, Curi won 2-1 in Díaz’s first fall in his new team. He recovered somewhat in the 1-1 with Uniona derby in which he made 79 good passes, and despite falling to La Católica assisted Gonzalo Ríos’ goal with a leak of huge category that broke the striped back.

After missing the bet against Everton, he played 65 minutes before the tournament in Audina’s ugly fall at the hands of Coquimbo in the north. Meanwhile, he was the midfielder of the blow to logic in the tana standings against Católica in Sudamericana, which traded a spot for them in the group round.

DÍAZ’S OBJECTIVES AT AUDAX

The first and most important path is to continue well in the Copa Sudamericana groups, after beating Universidad Católica 3-2 on March 7 in a single key to continue in 2023 in the international arena.

In local affairs, advancing as much as possible in the Copa Chile and keeping the Floridians in cup positions until 2024 is the minimum standard, as the First Division has not been won since 1957 (before, 1936, 1946 and 1948). Are the glories back for the Audax?​