Juan Sebastian Veron He is much more than the president of Students of La Plata. Now that his club is, against all odds, the champions Final tournament after winning the penalty shootout against RunHe also brought out Pincha’s number 1 fan badge.
The fact is that he has not been able to maintain his position for several weeks. He disciplinary tribunal des AFAIn an arbitrary and striking judgment, he described him as the intellectual originator of the corridor that the León players had done to Rosario Central, the champion hand-picked by Claudio Tapia and Co. And he punished him with an unprecedented six-month sanction.
It didn’t worry me much little witchwho watched the game from the south stand of the Madre de Ciudades Stadium. There he suffered like the thousands of fans who traveled to somewhere warm Santiago del Estero. But above all he enjoyed it again when Franco Pardo missed the last penalty of the series.
It was a hectic Saturday for Verón, who traveled there by plane Tucuman and then completed the journey by land until it reached the capital, Santiago. On Saturday morning he spoke out against the leadership of the AFA. It happened after the collision of three buses carrying Pincha fans to the Clausura final in Santiago del Estero. “The lack of empathy towards fans and members is complete. They subject people to mobilization without anyone caring about the consequences. Then they sell you that ‘the club belongs to the members,'” he shot.
Then he arrived at the field very early. At around 7 p.m. he sat down in the stands. and was accompanied by his wife, Valentina Martinwho had published a challenging story in some time ago Instagramin which they both agreed to attend the Mother of Cities. Then he appeared at the microphone singing a Pincha court song. “If they’re looking for me, I’ll be on the witness stand,” wrote the little witch’s partner.
His presence among the fans, something few leaders can do without hesitation, was a magnet for the cameras. He encouraged constantly. He celebrated the penalty saved by Muslera, which was crucial to level the series. The thing is that Estudiantes always ran from behind: in the 90s they equalized in the 93rd minute, in extra time they suffered problems and on shots from 12 steps they had to turn the goal around.
That’s why, as soon as Estudiantes became champion, he embraced his wife and everyone who was around him in an endless embrace: friends, fans, privileged people who had him as an idol and enjoyed him up close, as one of their own. It hardly bothered the witch that she wasn’t on stage with Tapia and the rest of the AFA leaders at the awards ceremony. “They found the strength to undo something very unfair,” he said, smiling from ear to ear and wearing a black piluso.
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It is also the first title without his old Juan Ramón, who died in May. A very special celebration full of emotions: Captain Santiago Ascacibar took the trophy with him into the stands. Verón had the last laugh. And I laugh better too.
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