After two brilliant years with the tricolor shirt, the Argentine had to deal with physical problems and was unable to find regularity in 2024
After two brilliant years, when he became an idol of Fluminense, Germán Cano experienced a very different scenario in 2024. After all, the Argentine had physical problems, was unable to maintain regularity and lost his starting place to young and promising Kauã Elias. For 2025 he is looking for the hundredth goal (91 in total) with the tricolor shirt and rediscovering beautiful football
Last season, in 2023, the striker was one of the protagonists of the unprecedented victory of the Libertadores. He was the competition’s top scorer with 13 goals and won the “King of America” award at the end of the year. Thus, in the decider against Boca Juniors, he opened the scoring and saw John Kennedy be decisive in the 2-1 victory at the Maracanã.
Furthermore, he scored 84 goals with the Italian shirt in two seasons, 44 in 2023 and 40 in 2024. Raised as an idol, he won over the fans with his charisma and his characteristic celebration, the double L. (Lorenzo and Leonella, children of athlete). Top scorer with one touch, he showed good positioning in the box and personality, especially in the final part of the continental tournament.
Worst career performance in Brazilian football
The attacker ended 2024 with just 7 goals, in 42 games, and a lot of difficulty finding regularity and fitting into coach Mano Menezes’ program. In March he suffered a sprained right knee and was absent from Carioca’s team. This is actually the lowest figure since he arrived in Brazil, as he scored 24 goals in 2020 and 19 in 2021, both with Vasco.
Then, in July, he had a serious problem with his right foot and was out of action for almost two months. As a result, during this period, the player was unable to fill the net in a five-month period. Something that was repeated only against Atletico-PR, at the Maracanã, in the direct battle against relegation.
Kauã Elias, for his part, made good use of the opportunities he had with Mano and was important in keeping the Tricolor in the first division. The youngster scored the same 7 goals as his teammate, but he wobbled towards the end, which is common in his first year as a starter among the professionals.
Now the 36-year-old Argentine will do a pre-season aimed at changing things and finding good football again. Next year, Fluminense, in addition to the recurring championships, will compete in the World Super Cup and the South American Championship. Cano will have to demonstrate that he can still be a starter and be decisive in the search for other titles.
Source: Terra
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