The burning chapel of Arsenio Iglesias, the Superdépor coachclosed this Saturday at noon and hundreds of fans have given him the last ovation when the funeral procession left the Stadium of Riazor minutes before 1:00 p.m.
The followers of Deportivo They crowded around the door through which the car that moved the coffin to the cemetery of I crafthis hometown, where the funeral will be held in the strictest privacy.
Just like on Friday, when the funeral chapel opened between 9:40 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., this Saturday long lines formed to enter the stadium between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. He managed Superdépor in the early 1990s, which saw a League slip away at the last minute in 1994 and won the Copa del Rey in 1995.
The last good-bye
Deportivo players, the coaching staff and the board of directors, ex-soccer players, ex-presidents of the club such as Augusto César LendoiroTino Fernández or Fernando Vidal, the director of institutional relations of Real Madrid -club in which Arsenio closed his career in professional football-, Emilio Butragueño, representatives of politics and culture, expressed their condolences to the family of the ‘fox ‘ by Arteixo.
The Federation of Peñas del Deportivo and the Riazor Blues, the ultra group that Arsenio referred to as ‘the shirtless boys’, summoned the followers of the A Coruña team to say this Saturday at noon “the last goodbye to a true legend of the club”. , with whom they played “glory” and whom they will “never” forget.
Fans of all ages supported that call and waited for the funeral procession with Arsenio’s remains to leave around 12:45 p.m., many wearing Deportivo shirts and scarves.
Sportsman says his last goodbye to ARSENIO IGLESIAS
The burning chapel is closed pic.twitter.com/9fcsQnvfvc
— Deportes COPE Coruna (@DCCoruna) May 6, 2023
Escorted by the local police, the procession, with four hearses, the first white, with Deportivo scarves on the roof, and three other blacks, left the Riazor with a standing ovation that lasted several minutes, they chanted his name and sang to him ” Arsenio you are God”.
direct ascent
Still grieving for the death of the coach, Deportivo will face a final this Saturday at the Riazor to continue fighting for direct promotion to LaLiga SmartBank and, despite the loss of who gave the club the Copa del Rey in 1995, the Peñas maintained the program prior to the game with Alcorcón.
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“We will toast, we will eat, we will remember where you were on the day of salvation (permanence), the day of the meigallo (promotion to First Division in 1991), how you lived the Copa del Rey on two days (the 1995 final against Valencia) and we will teach to many kids who did not live it who Arsenio Iglesias was. Today sportsmanship united to honor his memory in a big way”, the clubs published on their social networks.
The Día de las Peñas will be less festive, but more emotional, with Arsenio very present.
2023-05-06 11:48:35
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