Olimpia, the four-time champion of Paraguayan football, hinted on Wednesday that for 2020 it will continue to count on its forward and captain Roque Santa Cruz, who at 38 years old closed the last Clausura as the top scorer of the tournament, with 15 goals. In the purest style of his friend and former teammate at Bayern Munich, Claudio Pizarro, who at 41 years old is still active in Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.
"Seguimos juntos" or "Roque 2020", are some of the headlines on the club's website, along with a comment that reminds the player's Olimpista origin and his successful journey abroad to then return to "Para Uno", as the Manuel Ferreira Stadium is commonly known.
"He was born in #ParaUno, made the world his home, was adopted in every corner and became a legend always carrying #Olimpia in his heart", says the review.
The notification arrives at one of the best moments in Santa Cruz's career, who in addition to his experience has been the backbone of the team these past two years, in which the team has won two Apertura tournaments and the same number of Clausura tournaments.
At the end of this Clausura, in which the team declared itself champion with one game left, Santa Cruz was chosen as the best player of the season by the Paraguayan Football Association.
With his presence, the Argentine coach Daniel Garnero is shaping the backbone of a team that will have the Copa Libertadores as its biggest challenge, a trophy that has been far from its showcases for years.