Seba Rodriguez: Why he accepted Peñarol’s offer instead of Nacional’s and what Aguirre told him about his departure

Editorial in El País
Sebastian Rodriguez Participated Penarol In the 2023 season, although he has a past NationalThe 31-year-old midfielder recalled that he received offers from two of Uruguayan football’s greats early last year and explained why he accepted Mirasol’s offer.

“The reality is that I had two offers,” admitted the midfielder from Alianza Lima, Peru, noting that his decision was not only based on financial reasons, but also “emotional” ones. “Peñarol is great and I would love to play there, but I know it would bring pressure,” he added in an interview with the show. Offside at Kraft Sports Club.

The cycle of Rodriguez wearing the mirasol jacket did not end in the best way: he lost to Liverpool in the final of the 2023 Uruguayan Championship. However, the footballer’s intention was to continue to stay in the institution, although two circumstances arose that made him change his stance: Lima Alliance Talk to him Diego Aguirre.

Photo: Francisco Flores.

“First of all, from an economic point of view, the Lima Union is a very long project,” Rodríguez stressed. “I kept telling them that I wanted to continue at Peñarol, but they started to increase their offers and it was an opportunity that I could not miss,” he pointed out.

Likewise, Rodriguez decided to speak with Peñarol coach Diego Aguirre to find out where he stood. That conversation was key in the player’s decision to play in Peru.

“I spoke to Diego because I wanted to continue and he told me that he sees me as a midfielder or a hitchhiker,” he explained. “It’s one thing to compete in the 5 or double 5 position, which is a familiar position for me, but it’s another to be a partner or a midfielder because I don’t play like that. Besides, I can’t do my best for the team,” said Rodriguez.

“I don’t see myself as the same player as Leonardo Fernandez, I don’t think I can compete with Maximiliano Silveira, if I compete I’ll be a number five, double five or left midfielder if I play with three midfielders,” Rodriguez said.

Photo: Alianza Lima Press.

The talented midfielder showed that he was unable to watch the entire classic of last Sunday’s Intermediate Championship final between Nacional and Peñarol, with the Tricolore emerging as champions.

However, he made it clear that he wants Mirasol to win. “Because of my past at the club, I also have a lot of friends there,” he stressed.

In turn, he concluded that he was a “Peñarol fan”, even more so “after seeing the spectacular world of Peñarol and talking about it a lot”.