Tapia is in Celta

Since September, midfielder The Celt Renato Tapia He does not tie two consecutive days as a starter, which he will likely do now and in the four-day margin. The Peruvian started as a central defender last Saturday at the Bernabéu, and tonight he aims for the eleventh after a good performance. Carlos Carvalhal He sees him in a great moment and admits that he has many options to start the crucial game against him. Elche.

“We have to respect everyone’s moment, and Tapia is strong possibility to play. He is well and he is a soccer player with management and that’s important,” commented the Portuguese coach of the Peruvian national team in his performance before the duel from week to week. to doubt is to know what will be your location on the field and will depend to a large extent on the return Josip Aidoo to the center of the back. In the event that the Ghanaian can start the game, which seems more feasible, the national team with Peru will form in the machine room beside Gabriel Veiga. At this stage, Fran Beltran he would be sacrificed.

Tapia started the season on the bench Eduardo Coudet, but in the first game he came out at halftime, and then made five more starts. But after the 3-0 defeat in Valencia, he was one of the casualties and his role began to disappear. So much so that since then he has started only six times (in 24 games) and has never tied two consecutive games in a penalty shootout.

Absent Peru from World Cup in QatarTapia spent the fall preseason training as central in defense of five, but his role change did not happen at the end of December, but at the return of the March selection window. “He gave positive steps, has come in at a very high level since the break. He played a great game in Madrid, he succeeded credits for the game more than he played,” admitted the coach who after the game at the Bernabéu highlighted his reading of the game, mastery of aerial football and passing the ball. These aspects have now been joined by the leadership already known in the Peruvian team, where their stripes shine hundreds of kilometers away. Namely, his menu Juan Reynosopassed through Vigo to embrace the new era with his blessing.

In the noble zone, the Celts also value their own implication out of the game box. “It is profitable signing in sports and that helped us a lot personally. He is an extremely positive player, he cooperates in everything and is very engaged with us. For us it is a a very important assetnot only in the game,” Mouriño revealed.

Under contract until June 2024, the midfielder will enter his final year on June 30 and will be looking to do so with Celta in League One and today he can take a very important step to seal that.