Waiting For Dani Alves' Second Debut With Barcelona In The Match To Remember Maradona

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JAKARTA - Veteran full-back Dani Alves is expected to make his debut after returning to Barcelona in a friendly against Boca Juniors on Wednesday.

Quoted by Antara from football-espana, Tuesday, the match between Barcelona and Boca Juniors is a match to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona and is planned to be held in Saudi Arabia.

This is expected to give Dani Alves the opportunity to make his second Barcelona debut after having spent eight years with the Blaugrana from 2008 to 2016 before finally moving to Juventus on a free transfer.

After briefly defending several big clubs such as Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, and Sao Paulo, last month Dani Alves returned to Barcelona on a free transfer after the coaching chair was filled by his former teammate, Xavi Hernandez.

Although he will make his second debut at Barcelona this week, Dani Alves still has to wait to be able to play for Barcelona in competitive matches.

The reason is, the registration of new players for Barcelona will only be opened in January in the transfer market including the Spanish League and Europa League events.

During eight years with Barcelona, the 38-year-old player recorded 391 appearances and managed to contribute 21 goals and 101 assists in all competitions.

In addition, he also presented three Champions League titles, six Spanish League titles, 5 Copa del Rey titles, and three Club World Cup titles for Barcelona.