Wanchope Ávila comes off the bench, his fitness sparks debate

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·8 November 2025

Wanchope Ávila comes off the bench, his fitness sparks debate

Wanchope Ávila came off the bench in the match between Huracán and Newell’s, where “La Lepra” won and secured their first victory in the Lucas Bernardi era. The comments on ESPN’s post featuring “Wancho” wearing the all-white kit with red accents quickly got out of control.

“I didn’t know refrigerators could play football” was one of the comments, “XXXL” wrote another, and “ROMARIO, you can’t tell if he’s a wardrobe or a closet” were some of the adjectives internet users used to describe the poor physical condition of the former Colón striker.