Summary
NINE months after signing for Sunderland, Julio Arca celebrated a seventh-place finish in the Premier League. His first taste of life in England had been a relatively successful one.
A failure, however, to make the necessary additions to a squad on the verge of breaking into Europe proved costly. Peter Reid's men avoided relegation the following year only by virtue of a draw with Derby on the final day of the 2001-02 campaign. In 2003, though, top- flight status was lost.See the full content of this document
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Arca Still Bemused by Sunderland's Demise
How things could, and perhaps should, have been different. Life, as much as Arca enjoyed his six years on Wearside, was never again as satisfying as his first year at the Stadium of Light.
Now, as a Middlesbrough player, he looks ahead to making his first return t...See the full content of this document
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