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Despite the Uruguayan’s absence, Downs tops the league standings and apparently hasn’t missed him as goals have continued to flow.
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has warned Gaston Sirino that he will have to work especially hard to earn a place on Masandawana’s team.
Sirino has enjoyed three outstanding seasons with the Brazilians during which he has scored 24 goals and registered 29 assists in 100 games.
The Uruguayan, however, has been pushing to join former Sundowns manager Pitso Mosimane at Egyptian Al Ahly and has therefore not been part of the team in recent months, a period that has also coincided with a injury.
However, last week, Tshwane’s team released a statement in which they hoped he would end ongoing talks about a possible move from Sirino to the African champions.
And subsequently, Mngqithi has claimed that Sirino now appears ready to fight for a spot on the side, though he cautioned that with Sundowns in good shape, that won’t be a formality.
“Mentally he was done, but now he’s back in training and he’s showing signs that he needs to fight for his place in the team,” Mngqithi said. FarPost.
“Sirino can see that the team is progressing without him and it is very easy at Sundowns to be forgotten, so now he is doing his best in practice, he is working very hard and we hope to see him soon.
“We hope that maybe in the next matches he will have regained his fitness and can fight for his place in the team.
“It’s not going to be a walk in the park because the guys inside are really doing their best. We know what he’s capable of and when he comes in he increases our depth, which is very important when you’re a team like Sundowns. “
In Sirino’s absence, Themba Zwane has been taking responsibility for scoring with seven league goals, while Peter Shalulile has contributed four.
The defending league champions’ next action will be in a first round match of the Caf Champions League, against Botswana’s Jwaneng Galaxy FC in Pretoria on Tuesday night. The South Africans have a 2-0 lead since the first leg.
