Cristian Benavente attended this Tuesday the facilities of the Royal Charleroi to live his first day as a new club player. All the activities of the national midfielder were summarized in a video that the institution uploaded on all official profiles on social networks, to the delight of the club’s fans, who expect a performance similar to that of the past.
The ‘Chaval’, who already wore the ‘Las Cebras’ shirt between 2016 and 2019, was reunited with people he knew from his first experience. Greetings, brief dialogues and demonstrations of effect for the attacker, who returned after a brief stint at Royal Antwerp, also from the Belgian First Division, in order to once again consolidate in football in that country.
Next, Benavente signed a document to undergo the coronavirus discard test. Then, the Peruvian National Team midfielder jumped onto the field to share the training session with his new teammates.
Thus, the former Real Madrid Castilla was ready to debut with Royal Charleroi. In fact, ‘Bena’ was included in the list of summoned to face the commitment against Westerlo for the round of 32 of the Belgian Cup. The duel will be on Wednesday at 10:30 in the morning, in Peruvian time.
Why did Cristian Benavente return to Charleroi?
The ‘Kid’ admitted that the departure of the coach who approved his arrival in Royal Antwerp greatly influenced the decision he made, when the return to Royal Charleroi was confirmed, an institution that opened the doors to Belgian football.
“I was very comfortable with the coach who took me. I had my minutes in the local league, but especially in the Europa League, which was where I played the most. If I’m honest, DT’s abrupt change was the trigger for me to accept Charleroi’s proposal “, explained the Peruvian winger in the program ‘Full Deporte por Depor’.
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