The Professor Ortega to the World Cup with Uruguay? “It’s an issue to be discussed”

One day, back in the 80s, he began his career as a physical trainer in the fields of Uruguay. But very quickly he emigrated, and he was a real soccer globetrotter, until a decade ago he settled in Madrid with the Cholo Simeone. But Professor Ortega, the physical trainer of the mattresses, kept in some corner of his soul the desire to return to Uruguay in some way. And these South American Qualifiers, in which he accompanied diego alonso in the last four days, after the dismissal of the Master Tabarez, they fulfilled his dream. .

Atlético de Madrid’s commitment and authorization were clear: “four games”. This Spanish midnight, when the sky blue faces Chile in Santiago for the last date of the South American Qualifiers, the spell will have been undone and it will be necessary to negotiate again to once again turn the pumpkin into a carriage.

Profe Ortega’s link with the Uruguayan Federation was given by the matches against Paraguay on January 27, against Venezuela on February 1, against Peru last Thursday, and the latter with the Chileans.

The regime was absolutely sui generis, similar to that of the soccer players who are summoned for any Qualifying date. Ortega continued to work at Atlético de Madrid, but was ‘released’ on the FIFA dates to travel to America and join the sky-blue team in the last four decisive matches.

Will he go to the World Cup in Qatar with Uruguay? At this time there is no concrete answer. “It’s an issue to work on,” a senior source from the Uruguayan Federation confessed to MD.

The FIFA Cup starts on November 21, but the Spanish League will be in full development in the previous months, and it will not be easy to reconcile the light blue with the mattresses.

You can imagine that since there will be no domestic activity during the Qatar Cup, just as it happens with soccer players, once again Professor Ortega could be released by Atlético de Madrid to attend the World Cup with Uruguay. But the issue becomes more complex because there are other activities, such as the FIFA Date next June, although at this point the Spanish League will already be finished.

It is clear, then, that it is an “issue to work on”. Subtly, but perhaps also firmly. Teacher Ortega with the mattress leaders, with Cholo Simeone. And from this part of America, the Uruguayan leaders with their peers in Madrid. We will have answers to the question. Meanwhile, Professor Ortega does not want the spell to be broken so soon.