Goalkeeper: Eduardo Lima
- @AtleticoVzla
No goalkeeper in Liga FUTVE has a higher @InStatFootball Index Rating than Lima (225), nor is their one who has made more saves (40) or supersaves (12). Despite only 1 clean sheet, Atletico are now unbeaten in 5 and Lima’s been pivotal.
Defender: Ismael Páez
- @Monagas_SC
Key to Monagas’ wingback utilising formation, Páez started the month on the right and ended it on the left, due to Oscar González’s positive PCR test result. He flourished on both sides, notching up 1 goal and 2 assists from defence.
Defender: Néstor Cova
- @Metropolitanos_
The rapid left back spent June – and May, really - bombing down the wing and delivering succulent crosses for the Metro frontline. A consistent performer in an inconsistent team. The league’s in-form player of his position with 5 assists.
Defender: Lucas Trejo
- @DvoTachira
The Aurinegro kept clean sheets in two of their four June games and the Argentine was vital in their defensive showings:
⛔️22 interceptions
❌28 challenges won (55%)
⚔️24 recoveries
Defender: Williams Pedrozo
- @FCYaracuyanos
The youngster has steadied a defence new to the top flight last season and already under new management this season. Two 1-1 draws and a 1-0 doesn’t set the world alight, but is a nod to their increasingly tightening defence.
Midfielder: Harrison Contreras
- @Carabobo_FC
With an overall success rate of 77% - 80% for passing and 64% for tackling - Contreras is what you want from a defensive midfielder in a team re-establishing itself. June may have been winless for Carabobo but Contreras impressed.
Midfielder: Jesus Gómez
- @EstudiantesMEFC
The talismanic captain may have kicked a ball for the last time this season due to injury but if it is the case he’s ended on a high. Set piece deliveries caused havoc for opponents all month:
👟3 assists
⚽️3 goals
🪄6 chances created
Midfielder: Yanowsky Reyes
- @Zulia_FC
The league’s top scorer isn’t s veteran striker nor the latest talented import, instead its a maverick #10 who plays as if he’s still on the playground. Watch him if you get the chance. His dribbling is exquisite and he shone in June.
Forward: Juan Camilo Zapata
- @HnosColmenarez
Liga FUTVE and its fans should not forget nor disregard this man’s story. Two years ago he was playing amateur football in Medellin, turning out for three or four teams a weekend to make ends meet. Now he’s a star turn in Barinas.
Forward: Juan Carlos Ortiz
- @Monagas_SC
Four games, five goals, one assist, and our Player of the Month. Monagas are a team transformed this season and June saw them surge to the top of the group, second only on goals scored, thanks to this man’s efforts.
Forward: Ángel Osorio
- @FCGranValencia
The surprise team of the season keep surprising. They remain the only unbeaten side in the league & 4 Osorio goals in June are largely to thank. He’s only ever once had a better season return and that was in 2011/12 (8). He’s already on 6.
Head Coach: Jhonny Ferreira
- @Monagas_SC
He is quietly staking an early claim for Manager of the Year. His 5-3-2 is producing wonderfully exciting football at times and his varied deployment of Albert Zambrano has been masterful. Ferreira excelled over his peers this month.
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