«That's why we're bringing in Malcorra, Fedorco is coming back». Considering there will be no amnesty from the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and that Malcorra will be suspended for the first match against Estudiantes de La Plata, the coach would form a midfield trio with Iván Marcone, Mateo Pérez Curci, and Luciano Cabral. “He is giving his all to the team and can play very well as an inside midfielder or attacking midfielder,” confessed the head coach, also mentioning the possibility of including Millán and new signing Ignacio Malcorra. Regarding the Chilean's sale, Quinteros stated: “The situation with Loyola was something we knew. Malcorra has brought all positives since he arrived. Pérez Curci, Millán, Malcorra; you can assemble a different kind of midfield. Buenos Aires, January 14 (NA) – Independiente has reached an agreement with Italian side Pisa, and Chilean midfielder Felipe Loyola will go on loan for six months with an obligation to buy to the European team fighting relegation in their country. According to what was learned by the Argentine News Agency, the 25-year-old footballer will continue his career at Pisa, which will pay 1.3 million euros in February for the six-month loan, which includes a bonus of 150,000 euros to be paid when Loyola plays three matches for the Italian team. Furthermore, the operation has an obligation to buy for 5.5 million euros gross for 70% of the card, which will be automatically activated when the Chilean plays, in five matches, at least one minute per game. This amount will be paid in three installments: 2 million euros in June, another 2 million in January 2027, and 1.5 million in June of next year. As for the remaining 30% that belongs to Independiente and Huachipato of Chile, Pisa will have an option to buy for 4.2 million euros. Thus, one of the top scorers for the 'Red' in 2025 will leave the team's preseason under Gustavo Quinteros in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo and return to Buenos Aires to fly to Italy this Thursday. The midfielder will sign a contract until 2030 with the last-placed team in Serie A. Although at the beginning of the transfer market he was close to being transferred to Santos of Brazil, the deal with the São Paulo team fell through and everything seemed to indicate that Loyola would wear the Independiente jersey for another semester, but a week before the debut in the Clausura Tournament against Estudiantes de La Plata, the 'Red' let go of one of its stars. Since his arrival from Huachipato of Chile in August 2024, the native of the Chilean capital of Santiago has played 61 matches with the Independiente shirt, scored 11 goals, and quickly became one of the references for the 'Red' in the last year. Quinteros already has the replacement: “Pérez Curci and Millán are similar to Loyola” The coach of Independiente, Gustavo Quinteros, referred this Wednesday to the departure of Chilean midfielder Felipe Loyola and is thinking about the young players Mateo Pérez Curci and Lautaro Millán to replace him. Without a doubt, the departure of Loyola with a week to go before the start of the Clausura Tournament is nothing pleasant for Independiente, which loses one of its figures and references in the last year. However, as he showed in the friendly matches in Uruguay by giving him a place in the starting lineup, Quinteros is mainly thinking of Pérez Curci as his natural replacement. The youth player, who debuted last November against Atlético Tucumán, earned this consideration from the coach in just three official matches, the last one from the start against Rosario Central, and a great preseason that he is developing in charrúa soil, becoming a pleasant surprise for the Avellaneda team. “I have players who can replace Felipe (Loyola) very well. Both he and Lomónaco can be sold and the club needs to sell. We are calm in that position.”
