“Cristian Olivera will play for Nacional,” said Flavio Perchman, adding that Camilo Cándido “is an option.”

Editorial Team Cristian “Kike” Olivera, a 23-year-old right winger, has expressed his enthusiasm for Nacional on several occasions and is close to finalizing his move to the club. “He will play for Nacional,” said the vice president of the tricolor on Wednesday in an interview with WardaConEstos (AwenoTV). “It's a loan with an option to buy,” he added. The forward played 37 games this season with Gremio, scoring a total of five goals and providing two assists. The Rio Grande do Sul club has not officially announced any agreement so far. If his signing is confirmed with an official statement, Olivera will join the long list of players who have represented Uruguay's two biggest clubs: Peñarol and Nacional. He played on loan for the Aurinegro from Almería between April 2021 and June 2022. With that shirt, he played a total of 897 minutes spread over 20 official matches. As for strengthening other positions, Perchman made it clear that they will reinforce one or two more. On the left side, he said that “Camilo Cándido is an option.” “Ignacio Suárez wants to stay and I think he will be Mejía's substitute; Luis is the starter,” explained the manager. Referring to the case of Sebastián Coates, captain of El Bolso, who is currently considering whether to continue playing professionally for another year or to retire from professional football, he said: “I hope he will continue, but it's up to him.” In any case, regardless of Coates' decision, the Tricolor plans to sign one more center back for the 2026 squad.