Angel of Mary was greeted before Argentina-Chile from all over the Monumental, with his former teammates from the national team who carried him to triumph. Fideo is a legend of the Seleccion, he won two Copa Americas, a World Cup and an Olympic gold with the national team. Much more than just a player, he wanted to say goodbye to his fans: “I have many mixed feelings inside. First of all I want to thank all the employees of the AFA. I spent 16 years in the Albiceleste, I experienced difficult moments and other wonderful ones. I am very emotional, it is difficult to speak”.
The former Real Madrid and Juventus player continued: “I have been lucky enough to play with different generations. We couldn’t win anything before, but they taught me to keep fighting and I want to thank them for that. These guys instead gave me the chance to win everything, I will always be grateful to them. I leave like this, with all this love. Thank you forever, now I am one more fan, in the Copa America and the World Cup. We have a lot of ‘balls’ to keep winning. Finally I would like to say a few words for my wife and my daughters, who have never allowed criticism to hurt me”.
As of yesterday, the number 11 shirt has become Giovani Lo Celso’s.