Reviving a Career: The Former Captain’s Treasured Memories

The former captain of the national team revived his career through the memories treasured in his life

Oscar Ruggeri was part of a golden stage for the Argentine team with the consecration in the 1986 World Cup and the final of Italy 90, added to his achievements in the 1991 and 1993 Copas América, but beyond the titles he also shared the legacy with one one of the best players in history. The emblematic figure of Diego Maradona in the Albiceleste marked that team and the former central defender had the honor of being left with an inheritance from Pelusa exhibited this Wednesday to the surprise of his teammates.

In his role as a panelist in the ESPN F90 program, Ruggeri engaged in a “battle of shirts” started with the host of the cycle, Sebastián Vignolo. “I’m going to start where it belongs: what I did in my career”, the Cabezón began to say before taking out different Boca Juniors and River Plate shirts with the particularity that the Xeneize one was the first in the club’s history with a sponsor on the chest of the jersey. The classic and alternative versions used at Real Madrid added to others from Vélez, Lanús and the one from the championship achieved with San Lorenzo in 1995 shone in his collection, although he saved the best for last.

“I am going to show something that I have never shown. It’s a relic. I took it out of the bank and I have to take it to the bank,” said the 61-year-old from Cordoba and doubts dominated the scene because that treasure took several minutes to come out of the bag where it was placed. The long wait included his kits from América de México or his rivals such as the one belonging to Gabriel Batistuta in Fiorentina, Hristo Stoichkov’s in Barcelona, ​​Fernando Hierro’s with Spain and the shorts of the Belgian Enzo Scifo from the World Cup achieved in Mexico until silence prevailed when removing a small piece of cloth with a capital importance.

He then expressed: “This… The captain’s tape of the great captain we had, who lent it to me. Then I played and I kept it ”. His affirmation was accompanied by the applause of the members of the broadcast when Oscar Ruggeri took out the bracelet worn by the 10 on more than one occasion and that in his departure from Argentina until his return in the World Cup Repechage against Australia he left it in the hands of the defender, who was one of the figures of the two-time champion team at the South American level, last titles in the Major until the losing streak ended in 2021.

The extensive museum owned by him had significant national team shirts referring to the classic version used in Mexico 1986, the one worn in the final lost to Germany in Italy 1990 and the alternative clothing with his number “6” from the match against Greece for the phase of groups of the United States 1994, which meant Diego’s penultimate game in the Celeste and Blanca. In addition, he showed one of Germany linked to the “9” worn by the historic striker Rudi Völler, author of one of the two goals in the 2-3 defeat at the Azteca Stadium, added to another with the “15” of Gary Stevens with England in the match of the Hand of God.

The sample concluded with the medals achieved in the three most important titles on his way through the Argentine team with the addition of having the runner-up achieved after losing to Die Mannschaft 33 years ago. “For me it was brighter. They did it well, good reply ”, Vignolo loaded it with full laughter in a constant round trip.

2023-09-06 19:16:59
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