It was not another end of the year for Leonardo Ponzio, and neither was the beginning of this 2022 that finds him far from professional practice. At the age of 39 and after announcing his retirement from football after being crowned the most winning player in the history of River (17 titles), the eternal captain enjoys his new life, which began with a few Fiestas with his family in the Las Rosas field and which continued with a well-deserved vacation in Bariloche, although he does not have much peace: from a very special club in his life they began to put pressure on him to at least indulge in playing a few minutes there …
Leonardo Ponzio, as a kid and with that of Williams Kemmis
“The 22nd is coming, and we are already waiting for the 23rd … Happy New Year, Verdinegros”, was the spot used by the Club Atlético Williams Kemmis, a club that saw the birth of Ponzio in football and today has him as vice president of the institution of Las Rosas. Yes, they want to see him there, even for a few minutes with the green and black jersey in the Canadian soccer league.
The enigmatic one by William Kemmis, destined for Ponzio.
For example, his cousin Agustín, who today is the boss of the club, was one of those who started this move when he found out that LP23 would hang up the boots. “Seeing him with the Williams Kemmis jersey would be a dream come true for me and for all the club’s fans. I think that we will soon have him at Pontius here, he plans to retire at the club“, the priest had said at the end of November on Superdeportivo radio.
The reality is that for the moment, the head of the one who was the maximum reference of the Gallardo cycle is set on being able to enjoy time with his loved ones and recharge for what is to come. And what does the future hold for the Lion? About to turn 40, the former midfielder in addition to thinking about the proposal to play a few minutes in Williams Kemmis is already analyzing the concrete possibility of being part of the technical secretariat of River.
Meanwhile, from the Las Rosas club they do not lose hope of being able to see their vice president again with the shorts and giving himself the pleasure of playing in the League. One more show, Leon …
Ponzio, cycling in the South
“They invited me to bike along the Paco Echegaray road arriving at Gutiérrez Lake, Nahuel Huapi National Park”, was the post that Leonardo Ponzio uploaded on his vacation to Bariloche, which had him sharing a break with his former partner Germán Lux, another that put an end to his career.
Ponzio remains active despite retirement and went pedaling in the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
And while defining your future (He wants to rest first and, as suggested by several friends and even Gallardo himself, get bored for a while before setting off on his new course), LP23 is also talking with Nacho Scocco, another close friend from Santa Fe, to organize matches between the clubs in which they were formed and in which today they play leadership roles: the former scorer at Hughes Foot Ball Club and Leo, at Williams Kemmis in Las Rosas.
Ponzio with his friend Lux, former teammate in River.
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