A great help is about to be received Lima Alliance in his fight to win the Closing Tournament of the League 1 Betsson. Pablo Sabbag, second scorer of the season, is close to reappearing. The footballer was in charge of announcing the good news before the match between Alianza Lima and Melgar in Matute. When asked directly about the date of his reappearance, the ‘Sheikh’, with a radiant smile, was forceful: “Almost,” he responded.
And although he did not specify the date, his return could be on Tuesday when Alianza Lima visits Juliaca to play with Binacional. Sabbag performs well in high altitude cities, so the 3,824 meters of Juliaca will not affect him. Remember that he had his left ankle cleaned at La Equidad, the club that owns his pass, and that his recovery is progressing positively. If he does not return this Tuesday, he would return to ADT.
Pablo Sabbag, it should be remembered, signed a one-year contract with the Alianza Lima club. The striker born in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, 26 years ago, was loaned by his club, La Equidad, in which he scored 15 goals in 44 games played. The ‘Sheikh’ was announced by the La Victoria club as his brand new reinforcement in December 2002 on his way to the three-time championship and his story soon began.
The debut with a blue and white shirt was surprising. He scored a goal in the victory (2-0) against Sport Boys and that way he would have his first joy with the fans of the intimate team. On the next date he had the opportunity to be called as a starter by coach ‘Chicho’ Salas to play his first Peruvian classic against the ‘U’ at the Monumental and in front of more than 70 thousand souls he scored one of the most beautiful goals of the year for the victory (1-2).
The elbow injury he had during the preseason while converting a chalaca point in soccer-tennis was a bitter experience from which he learned a lot and could be seen in the strength of his game during the development of League 1 Bettson . The Colombian took over the forward position over Hernán Barcos, goalscorer par excellence and fundamental for Alianza Lima’s two-time championship.
On April 21, within the framework of date 2 of the Copa Libertadores, Pablo Sabbag entered the history of the club for scoring one of the two goals – the other was scored by Aldair Rodríguez – for the victory (1-2) of Alianza Lima against Libertad in Asunción, ending a negative streak of more than 30 games without being able to win an international match. Dates later he suffered a serious injury in the defeat with Atlético Mineiro in Matute.
That night he left the stadium helped by crutches. The diagnosis later showed a second degree sprained ankle. He underwent rehabilitation, returned to play, but relapsed. The first week of September an ankle cleaning was performed at La Equidad, his club, and two weeks ago he returned to Peru to continue the recovery process. “Almost,” he said when asked about his reappearance. He is already waiting for you.
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