Barovero returns to Argentine soccer and will be River’s rival

The experienced goalkeeper exRiver Plate, Vélez, Huracán and Atlético de Rafaela, Marcelo Barovero He will become, at 39 years old, in the next few hours the fourth reinforcement of Banfieldwith whom he will sign a contract for 18 months, until December 2024, after finishing his commitment with the Mexican club Atlético San Luis.

barovero He moved away from Argentine soccer in May 2016, when he parted ways with River to join Necaxa, from Mexico, to then move to Monterrey, in the same country, and later to Burgos, from Spain.

Emerged in Atlético de Rafaela in 2003, in Argentina he also played for Huracán and Vélez Sarsfield and also had a stint with the Argentine national team called up by Alejandro Sabella.

And in the same train of incorporations today those of the leading marker were also added Ezekiel Bonifacio and the central defender Gabriel Arandawho are agreeing conditions to link up with Banfield days before the start of the Professional Soccer League Cup (LPF)

The entity from the south of the Buenos Aires suburbs began talks with both players and generated “important progress” for them to join the loan, until December 2024, according to a source linked to the “Drill” told Télam.

Bonifacio, 29, usually works as a winger on the right side. He played in Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Unión de Santa Fe and Huracán. He currently plays for Podbeskidzie Bielsko Biala, in the second division of Polish soccer.

Aranda, 22, he is the current captain of the Boca Juniors Reserve, a club in which he already made his debut in the First Division, with 14 games played.

The team led by DT Julio César Falcioni was reinforced -so far- with the arrival of offensive midfielder Matías Ramírez, from Godoy Cruz de Mendoza.

Banfield will debut this Monday 21, at 6:00 p.m., as a visitor to Huracán, for the first date of the LPF Cup, in a duel in zone A of the competition.