Everything had happened in the gramado of the Metropolitan stadium. Gushing emotion in both areas during that last duel of the final home run of 1993.
Junior was already winning 3-2 against América de Cali with the famous goal of Oswaldo Mackenzie in the throes of the game.
The grandstand enjoyed and celebrated the title, but the referee Fernando Panessowho had had an ill-advised and controversial performance, did not blow the final whistle until Freddy Rincón, a midfielder for the scarlet team, advised him: “Panesso, whistle now, this Junior deserves to be champion.”
The story has been told by various protagonists and Victor Danilo Pachecoa member of that team that conquered the third rojiblanca star, ratified it yesterday to THE HERALDin the middle of an interview for the death of Rincón, at 55 years of age, last Wednesday night, after suffering a traffic accident in Cali, at dawn on Monday.
“We all know what that final was. A vibrant match in which there were all the ingredients. In the end, when Oswaldo Mackenzie made it 3-2, Freddy Rincón himself approached Panesso and said: ‘Panesso, whistle now, this Junior deserves to be champion for what he has done throughout the tournament,’” Pacheco said.
