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Revolcón was this Monday, September 14 in Junior from Barranquilla after the 72-year-old coach Julio Avelino Comesaña present his letter of resignation a few days after obtaining the title of the Super League over America and before resuming the international competition in which next Thursday the ‘rojiblanco’ team must travel to Ecuador to visit Barcelona of Guayaquil for the third date of the group stage of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
The news caused uncertainty within the ‘shark’ institution and in its fans, taking into account that in recent years the Uruguayan strategist has been the only one capable of leading a staff that has had great figures and for this reason has been commanding the bank technician nine times.
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But it also generated curiosity to know what were the reasons for Comesaña make this decision, despite the fact that since the beginning of the year he had already informed that this would be his last year as head of the team.
At first it was revealed that his departure is a purely personal issue and that he was consulted with his family, which would be in accordance with what he himself announced months ago. And is that the coach had considered leaving Junior in July 2020, but the emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic made him rethink the situation, for which he had extended the link until December 31.
However, the same situation generated by the pandemic and the more than 50 years dedicated to football at the highest level would have motivated him to advance his retirement and in the best way, through the front door after having won the title of the Super league.
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Another reason that could have motivated his departure would be the presence of Michael Rangel in Junior’s squad and an alleged pressure from the board of directors to take it into account taking into account the important asset that the forward would be for the team since he was the scorer of the Colombian Professional Soccer of the previous season, but with the America shirt.
Despite Rangel’s outstanding performances, the same Comesaña has ruled it out on several occasions and it was not in his plans for the current season.
On the other hand, it is speculated that an alleged annoyance on the part of the club’s managers after the bad start in the Copa Libertadores and the defeat in the first leg of the Superliga as a local against America, would have caused the strategist to react to this and make the decision.
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Finally, the recent incident starring Teófilo Guitérrez, who through a live broadcast on Instagram made some unfortunate statements in which he insulted and threatened several people, would have caused the coach to ask the managers for a sanction for the footballer, which would be denied.
Regardless of the situation, Julio Comesaña leaves Junior de Barranquilla as the most successful technical director after having directed 603 games of which he won 266, tied 161 and lost 176. He also won five titles divided into three leagues, a Colombian Cup and a Super League. The runner-up in the 2018 Copa Conmebol Sudamericana also stands out.
