Hugo Rodallega, the captain of Santa Fe.
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After being the hero of the tenth star of Independiente SantaHugo Rodallega left in the air the possibility of retiring from football.
“This old man is champion,” he said in the middle of the celebration, after scoring the final goal in the final against Medellín. Although he also clarified that I was not clear: “I told them that if we were champions, perhaps it was time to retire. But some have already told me no, that the Libertadores comes. Let's see what happens.”
He stays “until December”, Mendez on Rodallega
However, from the club's leadership there is clarity about its immediate future. Eduardo Méndez, president of Santa Fe, said that Rodallega will continue in the team, at least until the end of the year. “He is minimal until December and already has a commitment to me,” he said in dialogue with Caracol Radio.
He even went further: “We are friends and he already knows that he has to end here.” The club's desire is clear: retaining the scorer and reference as long as possible, although the final decision does not depend on the lion.
Santa Fe's plan not to let Rodallega
For now, Santa Fe works with the idea of maintaining the basis of the champion team, with Rodallega as a leader inside and outside the field. The club's plan is to take advantage of the brief mid -year pause to evaluate its physical condition, handle it in the local calendar and project it towards the challenges of 2026, where participation in the Copa Libertadores is already secured. “I already talked to the coach, here you can't stop, it's time to start looking at things and analyze them very well,” said Mendez.
Everything will depend on how the second semester takes place, but if Rodallega remains in force, the idea is to play the continental tournament in 2026 with the cardinal shirt.
Although the retirement was a possibility mentioned in hot, the sensation in the club's environment is that it is still Rodallega for a while. His validity, his numbers – a moment scorer of the tournament with 16 goals – and his ancestry on the group make him a key piece of the sports project.
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