First National: from Bergessio to Pichi Erbes and Sambueza, the 11 of Clarín with the most recognized names that will have the category

THE National premiere, whose season will begin this Friday, has experienced weeks of intense travel that the 37 clubs that will participate in the tournament have made to renew their squads. In this transfer market, which will last until next Thursday, several players with a long experience in the First Division and also abroad have chosen to gain their first experience in this competition, to return to a category they already knew or simply to switch shirts .

Milton Alvarez He knows exactly what promotion is: he cut short Deportivo Morón, Colegiales, Sportivo Italiano and Huracán de Tres Arroyos before joining Independiente in mid-2018. For four years he had to replace Uruguayans Martín Campaña and Sebastián Sosa . In the last months of last year, led by Julio César Falcioni, he won ownership (he saved in 17 of the last 19 games with the Reds). However, the arrival of Leandro Stillitano and the signing of Rodrigo Rey once again demoted him. At 33 he decides to terminate the contract and join Quilmes, one of the heavyweights in the category.

Luciano Abécasis He made his professional debut in the second division, although he did so for River in 2011. After the promotion of the team led by Matías Almeyda, Rosario didn’t get many chances in the top flight, so they looked for new airs in Quilmes. Then he crossed Godoy Cruz and Lanús, and gained experience in Italian Pescara, Libertad in Paraguay and San José Earthquakes in the United States. After an irregular last year at Banfield, he will return to Mendoza, but to play for Independiente Rivadavia.

For Ernan Pellerano, First National is nothing new. The Vélez-trained central defender, who played for Independiente and Newell’s, played more than a hundred games for Spanish Almería and also played in Mexico, Paraguay, Ecuador and Peru, was one of the pillars of the defense San Martín from Tucumán the last two seasons. In November, he moved 300 kilometers north to seek promotion with the revamped Gimnasia de Jujuy managed by Darío Franco.

Like Pellerano, Jose Luis Fernandez He played the last two years in the First National, which he reached after playing in Racing, Rosario Central and Godoy Cruz, among others; having had a short spell at Portuguese Benfica and also having played one game at the selected against Haiti in 2010, during the management of Diego Maradona. The Nueva Chicago captain has left the Mataderos club to try his luck in Alvarado de Mar del Plata.

Rubens Sambueza He had been out of the country for more than 13 years since ending his second spell at River in mid-2009. Although he had a short stint at Flamengo, he spent most of his career in Mexico, where he played for America (has won four titles), Toluca, Pachuca, Pumas, Estudiantes Tecos, León and Atlético San Luis. At the age of 39 and with the aim of his sons being able to develop as footballers in the country, the man from Neuquén is back and will play for Deportivo Maipú de Mendoza.

The name of Christian Herbs He is associated with Boca: he trained in the lower ranks, played more than 150 matches in the First Division, won four titles and even wore the captain’s ribbon. After leaving for Mexico in 2016, his career stalled, partly due to injuries. Last season he played for Deportes La Serena in Chile. In Ferro, one of the teams that has invested heavily in this transfer market, will seek its relaunch in the country.

He has played in not one, but two great teams Sunday Nicholas: He did it at River, where he made his First Division debut in 2005, and at Independiente. He also had two cycles at Banfield (in the first he was champion of B Nacional in the 2013/14 season) and experiences at Peñarol in Montevideo, Olimpia in Paraguay and Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador. At 37, he is one of the Council’s bets to fight for a quick return to the professional league and also for his participation in the Copa Libertadores.

In Newell’s coat, Mauro Ant it was one of the great appearances of vulgar football at the end of the first decade of this century. He competed in the Premier League (with Blackburn Rovers) when that wasn’t such an accessible destination for Argentines. And he also had the pleasure of making his international debut in a friendly against Poland in 2011. After a year with very little activity in Colón, he will be a teammate of his brother Lautaro in the Defensores de Belgrano.

Another man with a Select past, Gonzalo Bergessiohas become the most dazzling novelty in this first national pass market when signed a contract with Tristán Suárez just over two weeks ago. The 38-year-old from Cordoba, who last moved from Platense, arrives with the confirmation of the 231 goals scored in more than two decades of a career which has seen passages for San Lorenzo, Racing, Sampdoria, Catania and Saint-Etienne, among other clubs . . His first goal took him to B Nacional: it was on 30 October 2001 in the 1-1 draw between Platense and Tigre in Victoria.

Jonathan Herrera He worked the promotion fields for a decade before reaching the Primera División: first representing Centro Español and then Deportivo Riestra, with whom he climbed a dizzying ladder from Primera D to B Nacional. In the last three and a half years he has passed through Independiente, San Lorenzo, Central Córdoba and Patronato. The only footballer who has scored goals in the five categories governed by the Argentine Football Federation returns to the second division to play for Ferro.

Claudius Riano always flew under the radar. However, his resume includes experiences in Boca, Independiente, Rosario Central, Unión, Central Córdoba, San Martín de San Juan and Mexican Necaxa. This week has become Aldosivi’s great attack card on his return to the First National team. It will be his first experience in this category, although in his first years as a professional he played Argentine A with Racing and Talleres de Córdoba.

In addition to these 11 men, the country’s premier promotion tournament will feature other footballers with experience in Europe such as Alberto Tino Costa (Deportivo Morón), Ferdinand Belluschi (Río Cuarto students) o Christian flame (Atletico Rafaela); or Copa Libertadores champions like stainless steel Claudius Bieler (Athletic Rafaela). And, of course, he will say goodbye to another great goalscorer, Mariano Pavonewho at the age of 40 will play his last nine minutes as a professional on February 12, when Quilmes will host Deportivo Riestra at the Centenario.