translated from Spanish: Pablo Aránguiz: “We are longing to return soon and at the level we were”

Pablo Aránguiz, a midfielder at the University of Chile, said on Tuesday that he hopes to return to activity at the level he was at when football stopped for the coronavirus in mid-March. At the time of the suspension of the national football, the former Spanish Union was one of the great figures in the positive start of the blue draw was the National Championship, where it is in fourth place with 14 points. On a personal level, the offensive flyer stated at a remote press conference that “I hope it doesn’t affect me (football detention), I’m not thinking that when I get back and I won’t be the same. I am training to get there well, to be the same, the Paul who had been being and expect that the team too, which was coming in very good way”. Overall, the 23-year-old said, “We’re looking forward to coming back soon. We were on a hike, achieving important triumphs so as not to fight at the bottom. We had been protagonists together with the Catholic University, we were five points away from them, which are not many. So let’s hope football comes back soon, but prioritizing health and the Covid is left behind to come back full.” When it came to referring to the country situation by coronavirus, with more than 4,500 deaths, Aránguiz said that “it is very difficult what we are living as a country. The coronavirus got out of hand… I see a negative on the return of football, we are having a very bad time as a country. I prefer to prioritize my family and their well-being. On a personal level, I find it very difficult for football to return (July 31).” It’s been hard. We need to train and we need to be on a court. While (the most experienced ones) are not at a retirement age, they are older and hopefully we can enjoy them a few more years and football as well. We are always communicating, the Mati (Rodríguez) tells us what he talks to the leadership, with the Sifup, and in that sense we are always giving ourselves words of support. With the teacher (Hernán Caputto), with the nutritionist, who asks us how we are eating, all thinking about the return to the club,” he added. At the start of the national tournament, the ‘U’ recorded four wins, two draws and only one defeat.

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