Adrian Maravilla Martinez The thing is, on the field he answers with goals, in front of the microphones, with the Bible. The racing forward is known to be an ardent believer and having now managed to break the drought, he quoted passages from the Bible to explain his moment. “I’m happy because it was an important goal. They had won a lot of games here, they couldn’t beat them. Every child of God has passed through the desert, Jesus himself spent 40 days in the desert, Moses passed through there too… God prepares you and shapes you when things don’t work out. Enjoy this moment,” he commented after the victory.
Two out of three answers, in a one-on-one conversation with the television journalist shortly after the game, had a religious background. And he continued: “Every game you’re preparing to transform, but that doesn’t depend on me. ‘It doesn’t matter who he wants or who runs, but to whom God wants to show mercy, the Bible says. Today it was my turn and that makes me happy.’
The striker ended a streak of 10 games and 966 minutes without scoring or putting Runwho beat Boca 1-0 in the Bombonera, the final of the Clausura tournament. The goal was scored with a header from a great cross from the left by Gabriel Rojas in the 32nd minute of the second half.
What a time to get back on track! Maravilla Martínez makes it 1-0 in La Bombonera with a precise header. pic.twitter.com/kAxifpuIBt
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The Racing striker endured the club’s worst drought, much longer than the previous one, which lasted 449 minutes between July and August this year. Maravilla’s previous goal had come against Vélez at the José Amalfitani Stadium on September 16, in the 1-0 first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores. On that day, he scored a goal after an assist from Facundo Mura.
Martínez joined Racing in early 2024 and, by scoring goals, became one of the top scorers in recent decades. Against Boca he scored 51 goals in 93 games with the Albiceleste. Furthermore, it is the third goal he has scored in 8 games against Xeneize. The first time with the Instituto jersey was on March 19, 2023, when La Gloria won 3-2 at Bombonera. The previous one with Racing on February 8th this year at Cilindro, also with a header for a 2-0 win.
The love affair with the academic fans and that is why the scorer also had words of thanks for the affection they showed him in the penalty shootout against Tigre in the quarterfinal game. “The Racing people called my name when I missed twice in a row in the last game, so I felt comfortable in the penalty shootout and in today’s game,” he said.
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