Ángel Di María: Boca Pain & Silent Goal Celebration Explained

Lower will cross again with the Xeneize this Sunday, a club that feels comfortable to face since it comes from turning him just weeks ago. In Miami, he thanked the bosteros applause and explained his gesture.

Di María greeted Boca’s public after applause. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

To a career full of golden moments, Ángel Di María dreams of adding another magic chapter in the Arroyito giant. Insatiable, the world champion, who is coming a free kick so that Rosario Central wins the classic to Newell’s, Now he wants to bitter a mouth that comes from the streak on Sunday. And having it in front, he already demonstrated very recently, he feels good.

Not even three months passed since the last time The noodle extinguished hope for Miguel Ángel Russo’s team to beat Benfica in the debut of the Club World Cup and excite yourself with the classification, which will already cross it again. Of course, the context is very different: Now it is at home, with its people and the club of their love club to close a cycle.

But the rival is the same. The same one that he marked as a penalty to leave the Eagles to shoot the tie that he later arrived, and he had already frustrated the triumph in the return of Jan Román Riquelme in 2007.

That day in Miami had it as the protagonist in every way. First, because from the first minute he suffered the kicks, envestidas and the abrupt game of Russo’s mouth. Second, since despite not feeling free to take off his best version he could reach the goal. And finally, the extra -political: A celebration that was misrepresented and generated a stir, and the applause of the Boca fans that moved him.

Di María’s prison in Benfica vs Boca draw

Di María's prison in Benfica vs Boca draw

At 44 minutes, Lower searched with a closed corner kick from the right to Nicolás Otamendi, who did not divert the ball because he collapsed in the large blue and gold area after feeling a knee on the back by Carlos Palacios. All the Eagles claimed infraction and Mexican referee César Ramos, after quickly reviewing the play in the VAR, did not hesitate to collect the maximum penalty.

With talent and coldness that characterizes a world champion, Di María subtlety to the right post of an Agustín Marchesín who had revolted the other side And he gave life to his team (1-2), Groggy in that section of the match after the two goals followed by Xeneize.

The noodle was saying goodbye to the Lusitanian team but strikingly shouted, but raised his hand and made his historical celebration of the heart. Then consulted on whether he apologized to the fans Xeneizes -theory that toured social networks -replied bluntly: “No, I greeted my family who was up there, but hey, everyone is saying that I apologized.”