Kevin Serna He was one of the best players in ADT and in Betsson League 1 this season. He was vital for his team to qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. Due to his great campaign, Sporting Cristal He had him in his sights and had advanced conversations with the footballer and the board of directors of the Tarme team. However, in recent days, Alianza Lima launched an unbeatable offer and was finally the one who managed to sign the Colombian. In this panorama, Joel Raffopresident of the Bajopontino club, assured that the operation was not worth the money that the Junín team was asking for.
The SC board already had almost everything ready to close the signing of the forward, but everything changed when the La Victoria squad sent a juicier offer for ADT’s coffers. “Regarding Kevin Serna, our evaluation of the player was one. When we had finalized, everything changed. We decided not to pay what ADT wanted, because we considered that the operation was not worth it, and we are not going to pay on a whim.”Raffo commented after Sporting Cristal’s victory against Alianza Atlético (3-0).
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Guido Bravo, sports director of Sporting Cristal who made his position available this Sunday, also referred to the case surrounding the ‘coffee’ footballer. “There was an agreement with the player and ADT, but both were unaware of the deal. Kevin Serna wanted to come to Sporting Cristal. But we are not the most economically powerful club in Peruvian football.”, he noted in a post-match press conference.
It is important to mention that the Colombian played two seasons with ADT in Liga 1 Betsson. Today he played his last duel as a player for the Tarme team, and it was in a goalless draw against Carlos A. Mannucci. In this way, he was ready to close his incorporation into the blue and white team. Eye, Sports He knew that the relationship would be for three seasons.
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This was the 2023 season of Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal began the season competing in the Copa Libertadores. They reached the group stage and were placed in D along with Fluminense, River Plate and The Strongest. They finished in third place, with 8 points, and went to the Copa Sudamericana. In this way, they played the play-offs against Emelec to see who would reach the round of 16. They lost 1-0 in the first leg and tied 0-0 in the second leg. Thus he was eliminated from the continental tournament.
In Liga 1 Betsson, the ‘beer’ team came in second place in the 2023 Apertura Tournament, with 35 points, only below first place Alianza Lima. In the 2023 Clausura Tournament he had a good chance of winning it, but two falls in Cusco (against Cienciano and Cusco FC) dropped him from first place. Finally, he finished in fourth place and did not qualify for the finals for the national title.
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