The Gimnasia de La Plata forward spoke about the weather in La Bombonera, praised Riquelme and commented on feelings of Maradona’s 61st birthday.
On more than one occasion it has been linked to Luis Miguel Rodriguez with a possible arrival at Brandsen 805, but it never happened. This Saturday he will be on the opposite sidewalk with the Gymnastics of La Plata to face the duel for the Professional League and, in addition to beating the duel, he once again affirmed: “I would have loved to play in Boca“
In dialogue with Sportia, the Lobo forward spoke about the arrival at Xeneize “At the time it did not happen and today I am involved in gymnastics, with the aim of qualifying for the Cup (South American)”. The cast directed by Pipo Gorosito has obtained two wins and two draws in recent dates and is just two points below Students in the annual table -last in the classification to the international contest-.
The praises of the Flea to Juan Román Riquelme
Despite the rumors that detailed a possible connection to Boca some time ago, El Pulga cleared up doubts and confessed: “I never spoke with Riquelme. I have his shirt that Chelo Delgado gave me, with whom I do speak often and every so often we run into”
Regardless of the fact that he would have liked to receive a call from the vice president to join the ranks of the xeneizes, he did not shy away from praising him: “Román is a benchmark of Argentine football. As a player I think we all wanted it and there is nothing to discover. I really liked how he played”
The Flea is not intimidated by La Bombonera
This Saturday at 8.15pm Boca and Gimnasia will face Alberto J. Armando and El Pulga assured that “it’s going to be a nice match. Facing Boca on his court and with his people is motivating. Every player wants to live it”
He also added: “We are going to play soccer and I personally try to have fun. What you see of the people in La Bombonera is very nice, but we have to enjoy it and try to get a good result”
“Boca’s court does not intimidate me or make me enlarge. It is one more game and we are going to compete as equals. You have to do things well and try to add three by three because it is a very important game for us.”He sentenced on the clash for the 19 date of the Professional League.
El Pulga Rodríguez and a pending account: “I would have loved to play in Boca”
The sensation of Maradona’s 61st birthday and the anecdote of the day he summoned him to the Argentine National Team
“Before and after the game we are going to be a little sad because of what Diego meant to many. I like to listen to his anecdotes as a Gymnastics coach. He really enjoyed being there according to the boys”Admitted the forward of Gimnasia for the meeting against Boca in the middle of what will be the first birthday without Fluff.
And it was precisely Maradona who was in charge of fulfilling his dream with the first call to the Argentine National Team. El Pulga remembered that exciting moment and underlined: “It’s like it was yesterday. I wanted to take a picture with him, but I only have words of thanks for him for what he did for me, for all my family, friends and all the people of Simoca (his hometown in Tucumán). It was historic for the neighborhood”
And the news of being quoted became an anecdote due to the context that surrounded it. “I was coming home from a party and a journalist called me to tell me that I had been summoned. Then everyone started calling me and we met with my family in an apartment to chat with each other. When I arrived it was already full of people and journalists. Even the neighborhood priest said at mass that he had been summoned”
El Pulga Rodríguez and a pending account: “I would have loved to play in Boca”
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