Bombshell: Marco Ruben returns to Rosario Central | OneFootball

For the third time in his career, Marco Ruben is coming out of retirement to play for Rosario Central. The top scorer in the Canalla’s history will join the squad to compete in the Torneo Apertura and the Copa Libertadores alongside Ángel di María, just as he did in 2006. The last dance.

“It’s not a comeback, I never left,” were the words of the idol in the video posted by the club in the early hours of Saturday. At 39, and after more than a year of inactivity, this week he will make himself available to Jorge Almirón, and more than one fan dreams of seeing him in the derby against Newell’s on March 1st.

In an unexpected decision, Ruben arrives at a Central that was unable to sign any center forwards and took advantage of Franco Frías’s move to Cobresal, in Chile, to secure an extra spot in this transfer window. With Alejo Véliz as the undisputed ‘number 9’, although with an expiration date (he’s leaving for Bahia mid-year), Ruben will be an alternative and arrives with the dream of making a big impact on the continent.

The truth is that after his retirement in 2022, Marco had been convinced to return in 2024, with the promise that he would be able to share the pitch with Di María. On that occasion, Fideo stayed one more semester at Benfica and at the end of the year the top scorer hung up his boots again (he had previously done so, partially, during the pandemic in 2020), left wanting to link up with the world champion on the field.

Without a doubt, Angelito’s presence and the chance to play in the Libertadores together again, as they did in 2006, played a role. In that Copa, Rosario Central was eliminated in the group stage and the striker scored three goals in six matches. Ten years later, he played it again, now as a symbol and captain: the Canalla was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Atlético Nacional of Colombia, and Ruben said goodbye with eight goals in eight games.

With 106 goals in 283 matches and the 2018 Copa Argentina title, Marco returns to write one last page in his glorious history with the Rosario club.

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