At almost 40, Dayro Moreno writes history! »” He is a great footballer! It is worth returning to the national team “
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 09:16 / Updated Wednesday, April 23, 2025 09:17
Dayro Moreno, the striker of Once Caldas, set a new record, becoming the oldest player, with 39 years and 218 days, who manages a hattrick in the Sudamerican Copa, in the victory with Gualberto Villarroel (3-2) obtained in La Paz!
Former FCSB player for two years (January 2008 – January 2010), who came to Romania from Once Caldas, overdue on the old competition (the equivalent of the Europa League in South America), The Brazilian Grafite, who scored three goals for Santa Cruz, at 37 and 179 days, against independent Medellín on September 28, 2016.
Not only the red-blue supporters and remember on the peak with 32 selections and three goals in the national team and which scored, in 55 appearances at the time of Ghencea, 13 goals and 5 goals. Even if he did not win any trophy during the time he evolved in our championship.
Dayro Moreno became the goalscorer of the Sudamerican Cope!
The striker, who in January 2023 returned for the third time in his career at Once Calm, has four successes in so much presence in the current edition of the Sudamerican Copa. The latter signed on Tuesday night at La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, in the match in Group F.
Dayro Moreno opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, with an execution from the edge of the small box, then made 2-1 with a nine-meter corner in the 73rd minute, to close the table and bring the success of the Colombian team in 88, as a predator from Gura Portii!
Dayro Moreno with the MVP award of the match Villarroel San Jose – Once Caldas 2-3 / Photo: X Once Calmas
Obviously, the guest striker was chosen the player of the match with Gualberto Villarroel SJ on the Hernando Siles stadium, his goals taking Once Caldas with the leader Fluminense (6 points).
Moreover, Dayro Moreno is now the goalscorer of the competition with four successes, over the German Argentine Cano (Fluminese), Paraguayan Gustavo Vargas (Guarani) and over another Argentine Pablo Vegetti (Vasco da Gama), all with three goals.
Once Calmas's coach asks for his recall to the national team!
Dayro Moreno opens the score with an execution with the outside from the edge of the small box / photo: Instagram TheSudamericana
Dayro Moreno continues to amaze at almost 40 years, proof that he has 11 goals this season and an assist in 19 games in the Diamayor League Apertura in Colombia (in which he occupies only the tenth place) and in the Sudamericana Copa. This is after in 2023-2024, the Colombian striker managed 21 goals and offered five decisive passes in 50 matches.
His remarkable statistics and evolutions also impressed his coach from the club: “Dayro is a big footballer! I am very happy for him and I think it is worth playing again at national!
Dayro is our goalscorer, the one who scores many goals, is doing very well and has to receive the chance in Colombia's national team. I do not know why it did not offer it, but now it is worth being in the national team!
Hernan Dario HerreraOnce Caldas coach
The goal of the 88th minute with which Dayro Moreno made Hattrick and brought the victory of Once Caldas / Photo: X Once Calmas
What should he do to come back to the attention of coach Nestor Lorenzo? Not only do I see him playing as in youth, proof that he was the best on the field ”, said Hernan Dario Herrera at the press conference.
Dayro Moreno debuted at the representative on March 1, 2006, with Reinaldo Rueda, playing a half in the friendly with Venezuela (1-1). Fixed against the same opponent last dressed the T-shirt of the representative of Colombia, on September 1, 2016, in a match of the preliminaries of CM 2018 (2-0).
