The former Inter and Lazio striker Ruben Sosa gave an interview to the microphones El VBar Caracol. Many topics were touched upon, including the opponents who most impressed him during the period in which he played in Serie A: “In my time, in Italy there was Asprilla in Parma, he enchanted me, he was a monster. A very fast striker like me, he played to have fun. This is what you need to look for, a player who suddenly finds the goal for you and who has fun.”
The Uruguayan also, as reported by Parmalive.comspoke about the difference between his times and current football when speaking about the performance of Colombian footballers outside their country: “Sometimes in today’s football the players leave, even to Malaysia, Indonesia, just for a contract, then not In my time, however, in the nineties the Colombians came and performed, even in more demanding football. This is what a player must look for, he must play.”
Words of esteem therefore for Asprilla, who played in Italy in the 90s wearing the Parma shirt from 1992 to 1999 (with a break between February 1996 and January 1999, in which he played in the Premier League in the ranks of Newcastle). For the Colombian 42 goals in 150 games with the Crusaders.