The transfer that didn't happen: Rojo was close to leaving Racing and joining Aldosivi. In the midst of his questionable presence in the Academy, Damonte called him to join the Tiburón in the mid-season market, but the proposal did not prosper. While Racing prepares to face Estudiantes in the quarterfinals of the Apertura, a unexpected situation emerged around Marcos Rojo in Avellaneda. In the midst of a questionable presence in the club, the defender was very close to leaving the Academy: Aldosivi advanced to add him for the second semester and even had direct contacts between Israel Damonte, DT of the Tiburón, and the player, although the possibility did not prosper. Beyond the interest of the Tiburón and the conversation between Damonte and the player, the negotiation never took hold because at this moment Rojo does not consider Aldosivi among his options to continue his career, so the transfer was ruled out. The search for the Mar del Plata team was not casual. The team closed the Apertura with a campaign to forget: it finished as the only team in Primera División that did not win any game in the 16 disputed dates, with eight draws, eight defeats and barely eight points accumulated in the annual table. With that panorama, Damonte already started moving thinking about the Clausura and the name of Rojo appeared as a possible incorporation of experience to strengthen the defense. Similarly, the situation of the defender in Racing remains far from being comfortable. After the expulsion and his bad performance in the 2-0 defeat against River, everything seemed to indicate that Gustavo Costas would not have him as his first option in the team. Additionally, that night he was whistled and wrapped in criticisms. But the need led Costas to use him again. The coach needed alternatives in defense and bet again on the experience of Rojo, although his subsequent performances did not manage to change the climate around him much. Between errors, low level and constant criticism, the defender continues to be in the center of the scene, even when a departure seemed to be on the horizon.