Miguel Trauco started after several months at Saint-Étienne, who drew 2-2 against Girondins Bordeaux in the framework of matchday 33 of Ligue 1 and is now part of the last three places. The Peruvian team wasted a great opportunity to take advantage of the last places against a direct rival, although it was finally saved from defeat after drawing a 2-0 against that would have put him even more in danger.
At the Stade Matmut-Atlantique stadium, the 'greens' started losing after goals by Frenchman Sékou Mara and Cameroonian Jean Onana, at 16 and 23 minutes, respectively. However, then the Gabonese Denis Bouanga and the Frenchman Arnaud Nordin appeared to save the night, who put equality at 33′ and 65′ of the commitment.
The final minutes were full of tension with a goal from the rival scored in the first instance in the 89th minute, but cancelled minutes later by the referee. The result did not move anymore and each team took a point that did not help either of the two squads. The most benefited from this equality was Clermont, who beat Troyes 1-0 and scored 32 points to place in box 17.
Now the one who is in trouble is Saint-Étienne, who has 31 points and is in the 18th square, which allows them to play a game of repechage against the third division of France, in a fight to stay in the top category. The penultimate is Girondins Bordeaux with 27 points, while the last is Metz with 24 points. These two teams for now are the ones that descend directly. There are still five dates to play and all have completed their 33 matches so far.
On the other hand, the side of the Peruvian national team did not start in Ligue 1 since December 2021, when his team lost 1-0 to Nantes. In that duel was also changed as soon as the first half of the engagement ended. Last week he entered for Senegalese Sada Thioub in a 2-1 win over Stade Brestois. Now he hopes to have more minutes in the next matches to try to renew his contract, although it seems difficult to continue.
CONTRACT ENDS AT THE END OF THE SEASON
The left-hander's contract with Saint-Étienne ends in the middle of the year and the safest thing so far is that he will not remain in the club. For this reason, he and his agent begin to see other options. The idea is to stay in Europe, but everything will depend on the offers you have. Recall that he had a call from Universitario de Deportes, but it was not materialized by the footballer's decision. As it became known, there are chances of going to MLS, Belgium, Italy or Saudi Arabia.
The temporary administration of Universitario de Deportes, with Jean Ferrari at the head, contacted the footballer and his representative, who are considering some options for the middle of the year, when their bond ends. Clearly, the economic offer had a negative influence on this attempt, since the footballer is far from what a Peruvian club can offer him. In addition, he plans to be abroad for a few more years.
THEIR NUMBERS IN QATAR 2022 PLAYOFFS
In total, of the 18 matches played in the Conmebol tournament, the Peruvian played 12 matches, assisting once in the debut against Paraguay in Asunción (2-2). Then, 10 games played the 90 minutes of the match. He added six yellow and one red (against Colombia in Lima.
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