Independent closed today the incorporations of the experienced right back Julio Buffarini and the young attacking midfielder santiago tolozacoming from Arsenal de Sarandí, the first two arrivals since Carlos Tevez took over as coach.
Buffarini, 35, had been released from Talleres de Córdoba, while for Toloza, 20, who also belonged to the Mediterranean entity, the “Red” disbursed 1.2 million dollars.
Buffarini was at Talleres de Córdoba, the club where he was inferior and to which he returned on his return to Argentine soccer from Spain, and due to his friendship with Tevez since his time at Boca, the Cordovan did not hesitate to accept Independiente’s offer. to face the Professional League Cup and try to get the team out of the relegation zone.
“With Carlos I have a good relationship. A beautiful friendship that we generated in Boca, that we were together for almost four years. Who doesn’t like to play in a team as big as Independiente? It’s one of the biggest teams in South America”declared Buffarini in an interview a few days ago, implying that he would like to go to “Red”.
Since his return to local football in August last year, the winger only played three games with Talleres in 2023: precisely against Independiente in the 1-0 defeat on the first date, and then in the 1-1 draw against Defensa y Justicia as a visitor on date 7. Their last match was for the Argentine Cup against Chacarita, in which the Cordovan team won 2-0.
Toloza comes from playing for Arsenal at the start of the season but his pass belonged entirely to Talleres, since the 20-year-old youth was on loan at Sarandí. The Avellaneda institution bought 70 percent of his record for 1.2 million dollars from who was the figure of the team led by Federico Vilar.
“I prioritized Toloza and Buffarini for a matter of positions. Toloza can play outside and as a midfielder, we will look for the best version of him as training progresses,” Tevez told the press this Thursday at the Villa Dominico stadium.
Source: Ambito
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