Although Melgar had a great 2022 season, they were finally defeated by Alianza Lima in the final of the Liga 1. However, the club has decided to turn the page and fully focus on their preseason to fine-tune details before the Copa Libertadores 2023.
After the departure of key players, 'Dominó' signed key players to strengthen various positions in the squad. In this way, Jhamir D'Arrigo (Academia Cantolao), Sebastián Cavero (Atlético Grau), André Vásquez (Pirata FC), and Tomás Martínez (Aldosivi from Argentina) will be in charge of bringing new joys to the people of Arequipa.
Therefore, Pablo Lavallén has a "nice problem" ahead of the next season. Although he can rely on some of the players who performed well this year in the local tournament, the Libertadores is a tough competition, so he will have to use his best tools.
What is the lineup that Pablo Lavallén would use in the Copa Libertadores?
With the new signings, this is the possible lineup that Melgar would present in the Libertadores:
Carlos Cáceda; Paolo Reyna, Leonel Galeano, Alec Deneumostier, Alejandro Ramos; Alexis Arias, Horacio Orzán, Tomás Martínez; Jhamir D'Arrigo, Luis Iberico, Bernardo Cuesta.
Which players have left FBC Melgar?
After the end of the season, some players moved to other clubs in the Liga 1. These are the players who will not continue next year:
- Martín Pérez Guedes (Universitario)
- José Luján (Universitario)
- Joel Sánchez (UTC)
- Kevin Quevedo
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