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  • He's alive! Aleman finally makes league debut with Herediano


    Grant

    The young Canadian finally made his league debut as a 46th-minute sub into a meaningless late-season match against Santos de Guapiles. But a debut is a debut... and what a debut.

    Aleman himself popped up on Twitter to share a video* of this eye-catching slalom through half of the Santos players on the pitch. The match report (Spanish) described the play as 'Maradonaesque,' about the highest praise a young player can be offered in that part of the world. Assuming Aleman limits further emulating of Maradona's behaviour to strictly on-field activities (pausing, of course, to watch a video of Diego

    ) this is a wonderful dip of the toe into Costa Rican club football waters.

    Yes, second-place Herediano was clearly eyeing the playoffs when manager Jafet Soto rolled out what La Nacion described as his 'B team' to face Santos de Guapiles. Yes, La Nacion also described the game as two sides simply going through the motions. And yes, Aleman probably won't figure again once the money matches start, but this appearance has people in Costa Rica and Canada talking, something nobody has been doing about Keven Aleman over the past four months.

    * Hat tip to fellow CSN writer Daniel Squizzato



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