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Santiago Cuiza makes European debut with Kryvbas
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Santiago Cuiza makes European debut with Kryvbas

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Bolivian midfielder Santiago Cuiza made his European debut for Kryvbas in a 1-0 away loss to Chernomorets Odesa.
  • The 21-year-old entered in the 81st minute, beginning his first professional experience outside Bolivia.
  • Kryvbas sits 10th with four points after four matches and next faces Kolos Kovalivka.

Santiago Cuiza finally began his European adventure on Sunday, entering the field in the 81st minute for Kryvbas during a 1-0 defeat away to Chernomorets Odesa.

The 21-year-old midfielder from Tarija played the closing minutes of the Ukrainian league match, officially starting his first experience outside Bolivian football. It was also his first appearance in European football.

Cuiza previously spent his entire professional career with Real Tomayapo and also represented Bolivia at some youth international levels. His move to Kryvbas gives him a new setting in which to continue developing and compete for a larger role.

The defeat left Kryvbas 10th in the standings with four points from four rounds. The team will try to recover on Saturday when it hosts Kolos Kovalivka, giving Cuiza another chance to earn playing time in Ukraine.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.