Angel Di María He dressed in a hero again in Rosario. This Saturday, with a free kick goal at minute 82, he gave him Central The 1-0 victory over Newell’s Old Boys In a new edition of the city classic, corresponding to the sixth day of the Argentine Clausura Tournament.
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The scenario could not be more symbolic: the Arroyito giant Full, with more than 40,000 fans who exploded when the ball shot out of his left -hander and sneaked into the left angle of the rival goal. It was the perfect postcard of an expected return for almost two decades.
A return with emotional load
The story had a special seasoning: 18 years, three months and 16 days had passed since the last classic that Di María played. The weight of his career in the Real Madrid, Benfica, PSG and the Argentine National Team It seemed to summarize in that free kick. There was no tactic or defensive wall capable of stopping a shot that already remained in the memory of Rosario football.
The striker’s emotion after the game was evident. “I suffered a long time because I wanted to live with my family and be in the giant. I know that many fucking me at the time but do not know what I lived. I dedicate it to my family, ”he said in tears, recognizing what he meant to fulfill that personal promise.
Interestingly, the play was not planned for him. “I have no words, I never thought I was going to do it. The person in charge of the free throws is Nacho Malcorra, but this time his left -hander passed for mine and ended in goal,” he explained. A fortuitous moment, but that changed the fate of the game and placed it again at the top of the heart of the fans.
Before leaving the court, Di María left another statement that reflects the weight of what was experienced: “I dreamed him all his life. These 18 years I just thought about returning, I don’t know what else to ask. It only remains to be champion with central ”.
The triumph not only meant three points in the Clausura. It was also the confirmation that the legend of Ángel Di María, world champion with Argentina and international reference, finds its most emotional point in the city where he was born football. Rosario Central celebrated a classic that will be marked as that of the triumphal return of his eternal idol.
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