As the renovation works of the Aztec stadium continue to be postponed without any official reason, the return of the National Football League (NFL) our country becomes much more uncertain.
Although potential trips to the south of the Rio Grande are included in the league’s business plan to penetrate the Latin market, for now Mexican fans must settle for memories…very good memories.
When the February 11th los San Francisco 49ers and Kansas Chiefs City come out of the tunnel Allegiant Stadium to star in Super Bowl LVIIIthe last two organizations that won a season match in Mexico and that caused a stir among fans.
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A few months before the world went into lockdown as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, the Chiefs They visited Mexico City to face the Chargers in an AFC West divisional duel. After starting the 2019 campaign with four wins in a row, Andy Reid’s team was losing traction. The Chiefs boarded the plane with four losses in their most recent six games and a lot of unknowns to face the rest of the schedule.
At 2,200 meters of altitude and 2,700 kilometers from Arrowhead, the Chiefs They captured an important victory and found redemption. Since the meeting in Mexico, the Chiefs They only accumulated victories until they won the Vince Lombardi trophy by defeating San Francisco in it Super Bowl LIVE.
He quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who at that time was still under the shadow of Tom Brady, declared that the southern expeditionTHE served to rediscover the values of working as a team.
Mahomes and the rest of the players like Travis Kelce, They were pleased with the Mexican experience. Kelce returned home with an Águilas del América shirt, with which he has been photographed several times.
A couple of years later, when the pandemic allowed the population to leave their homes with fewer restrictions, the NFL resumed the international series and programmed for the 2022 season, the second visit of the 49ers to the nation’s capital. As in 2005 (the first NFL game abroad), the Cardinals acted as the administrative home, however now the result was different: the 49er won 38-10 with two touchdown receptions from George Kittlethe tight end who idolizes the Mexican wrestler Pentagón.
That night in Aztec stadiumobtained their third victory in a streak of 12 victories that was interrupted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the conference final.
Brock Purdythe actual quarterback star of the 49ersdid not throw a pass in Mexico, but had a five-yard run when he came on to replace Jimmy Garoppolo with the defined match.
Purdy will now face Mahomes in the reissue of Super Bowl LIVEand among several other things, during the week they could take time to talk about Mexico.
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Thanks to programa International Player Pathway de la NFLa system that strives to increase the number of players in the league outside the United States and Canada, the Alfredo Gutiérrez from Tijuana managed to be part of the 49ers practice squad during the last two seasons.
Alfredowho at age 6 dreamed of playing for a league team, is one victory away from becoming the third player born in Mexico to be an NFL champion, joining the kickers Efrén Herrera and Raúl Allegre.
Although Gutiérrez has not yet performed in any official match and will not suit up for the Super Bowlis eligible for a ring thanks to his work on the 49ers practice squad.
Alfredo Gutiérrez shares a locker room with linebacker of Mexican origin Fred Warner. The leader of the 49ers defense is proud of his roots and wears a decal of the Mexican flag on the back of his helmet.
Warner was one of the players of the 49ers who enjoyed the game the most Aztec stadium against the Cardinals. He waved the Mexican flag with great joy and emotion.
Federico Anthony Warner and Alfredo Gutiérrezwill be representing hundreds of thousands of Mexican children on February 11, who dream of one day dressing in an NFL jersey.
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2024-02-02 10:44:05
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