After 18 years, midfielder Cristhian Noboa put on the Club Sport Emelec shirt again to officially work with his new teammates, with whom he will have a challenge in the fight for the first place in the Pro League and to win the league title this season.

He Emperor Noboa was greeted with applause and laughter by members of the first team: they made an alley to welcome him in the Samanes complex, in the north of Guayaquil.

Cristhian Noboa returns to Emelec after 18 years and has become the ’emperor’: his price is $1,300,000

His work was based on running around the pitch to start getting into rhythm, having been inactive since December 10 last year – his last game with Sochi was a 1-1 draw against Orenburg in the Premier League.

He dressed in blue again! Cristhian Noboa was unveiled as Emelec’s new signing at the George Capwell Stadium

The 38-year-old midfielder will try to win a starting place in the scheme of Colombian coach Hernán Torres. The competition for the tricolor will be tough because Bombillo was reinforced the most with six players in the middle zone.

The millionaires’ side will make their debut in the national championship against Deportivo Cuenca on February 17, so the midfielder will have 21 days to return to form and make his debut in the starting eleven in the Ecuadorian competition.

“I’m not coming in with the mentality to be a starter no matter what. I have to earn the coach’s trust. The good thing is that there is a lot of internal competition,” said the former PFC Sochi player about his chances of being able to play from the start of the games.

He Emperor He will try to surpass the mark he left in the Guayaquil team, with which he collected 89 games, scored eight goals and did not register a single assist. (D)