At 39 years of age, Nelson Ramos entered the historical statistics of world football. The goalkeeper achieved the record of scoring three free-kick goals in a row. His annotations came into question when it was discussed what Rogerio Ceni did with Sao Paulo in 2005, where he scored four goals in three games, however, there were two penalties and two free throws.
His main references are undoubtedly the Brazilian goalkeeper, top scorer in his position with 65 annotations and José Luis Chilavert, who holds the record for scoring three goals in a single game. Ramos, a man of challenges, will seek to achieve this championship with Boca Juniors from Cali. The goalkeeper is a figure and leader of the team that will seek the finals to reach first place.
In dialogue with AS Colombia he spoke of his beginnings, of which they gave him advice to perfect the punch and of the value of what he is experiencing at the moment after his goals against Atlético FC, Barranquilla and Valledupar. “We have to take advantage of the quarter of an hour, I have to keep working and setting the tone for the goalkeepers who score goals in Colombia. This is to show that goalkeepers can not only save with saves, but also with goals, “he said.
His history in free throws
“In 2008 I made my first goal with a free kick and that score gave me the opportunity to trust my conditions, logically I had been kicking, practicing and looking for that possibility for years until it was given to me in that year, now I have already had 10 goals as a professional (..) With practice I learned many things, but I had a teacher who was Carlos Rendón at Deportivo Pasto, he taught me various tips, also David Montoya who kicked very well. “
Examples to follow in free throws
“Oscar Córdoba was my example to follow because I always admired his serve, which was very good and very precise. When I started scoring goals from a free kick I was guided a lot by Rogerio Ceni and Chilavert, who scored a lot of goals, so I decided to see their technique and that. it was what helped me to achieve my first goal. Now I have a challenge on my mind and that is to be able to score three goals like Chilavert did, who is the only goalkeeper in the world to score that amount in a game. Hopefully there is a chance to achieve that record as well. “
Sebastián Viera, another goal-scorer
“That leadership and daring role is achieved by forcefulness and experience. Sebastián Viera is a great friend of mine, he has trained a lot, I think that the two of us are not accidental. We work during the week to help the team” .
What does the record of the three consecutive goals mean?
“When I scored the first goal, I thought about the team, when I got the chance with the second goal I was getting excited. During the week my teammates told me that if there was a free kick they would give me the opportunity to collect it. I didn’t really think about the magnitude that that third goal was going to achieve as a goalkeeper. Rogerio Ceni took two free kicks and two penalties and I think mine is different because they are three consecutive goals from set pieces, the idea is to keep working, on Saturday there is a new game and the intention is to win with goals from my teammates or if I am given the opportunity to collect it to increase the record. “
