The song of The Cumbia of the Rags It has become the trademark of Toluca fans during these glorious tournaments, where the Red Devils won the championship twice.
Like América with “Mi Mayor Anhelo”, Chivas with “Te Deseo lo Mejor” or Cruz Azul with “Andar Conmigo”, the choriceros have adopted this song in recent seasons as their anthem of encouragement and igniting spirits Nemesio Diez in every game.
In Infobae Mexico We tell you the story, the lyrics and the origin of this cumbia that is already part of the Diabla identity.
La Cumbia de los Trapos was founded in 2000 by the Argentine group Yerba Brava, contained on your hard drive Cumbia Villera.
Since then, it has become a continental phenomenon embraced by brave bands and team fans Latin Americaespecially in Argentina, where his street rhythm took over the stands.
Its explosion came in 2022 when Boca Juniors adopted it after winning the Argentine league and in the same year the Argentine national team adopted it as their anthem after becoming world champions Qatar.
For a few seasons the melody dominated that sung by conductor Nemesio Díez The Red Gang and embraced by all Diabla fans, with followers adapting the original lyrics with verses alluding to Toluca, such as: “Dale Dale Ro”.
This anthem has established itself as an unbreakable tradition scarlet hobby. La Cumbia de los Trapos cannot be missed before the game or during half-time, when the lights of the Nemesio Díez go out and thousands of mobile phones light up at the same time, lighting up the stadium to the rhythm of the music.
The climax of this story came in the final of the Clausura 2025, when the Argentine group Yerba Brava performed live at halftime at the Nemesio Díez, triggering the euphoria of the fans of the Mexican team.
The magic repeated itself End of Apertura 2025 before Tigres, where the original authors returned to the stage to accompany the two-time championship.
With the lights off and a sea of cellphones illuminating the stadium, Yerba Brava was in attendance for a historic night for the team.
This is what the lyrics of the song say:
The weekend is approaching
Everything is on the field, let’s go
Everything is already prepared
The hype and the rag have to go
To the team that has the most endurance
Toluca!
I carry it in my heart
Jumping, singing, hanging on rags
We leave the soul…
on the board
And come on, come on, Ro, come on, Ro…
And come on Ro, come on Rooo!
I go and sing drunk
I celebrate another victory with my friends
Crazy, I’m for the Reds
I will follow you to the death wherever you go
Because we want to turn back
We would like to give…
América revolutionized Mexican viewpoints through the takeover “My greatest wish” des MS tape as her official song, representing her signature seal in achieving the Triple Azulcrema Championship.
The Chivas found in “Wish you all the best” from High slogan an unmistakable anthem of the red and white fans. In 2017, it had a positive influence as it was used as a lucky song for winning the championship tiger.
However, it didn’t have the same impact in 2023 when they lost to the cat team in the final, so the song was no longer sung by the red and white fans.
Other devices such as Blue Cross with “Go with me” from Julieta Venegas either Cougars with ““The color of your eyes” des MS tape They take songs from other groups and turn them into their own anthems, which become a source of intrigue until they are eliminated from their respective tournaments.
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