08/03/2020 - 18:43
- Clarín.com
- sports
Adolfo Gaich set foot in Russia on the night of this Sunday , and early Monday morning there. In the suitcase, in addition to the desire, the warm clothes to spend the harsh winters and all the illusion, the former San Lorenzo striker also took the advice and references of an old acquaintance of the Boedo club, who also wore the Barça shirt. CSKA Moscow in 2005. Osmar Ferreyra said that he contacted the youth scorer to tell him about his new team and about life in the largest country in the world.
"They called me from CSKA to give him references about the club and the city. I spoke with his representative and I crossed some messages with Adolfo. He goes to a very good club, which competes every year in European cups and that is a very large showcase for him. The decision he made to go is correct. CSKA is a club that grows day by day. He will have the possibility after making the leap to another great player in Europe, "said Malevo on Mundo Azulgrana Radio.
Ferreyra in the celebrations of the 2007 championship, along with Gata Fernández. Photo: archive
He knows very well what CSKA is, the former midfielder who is now part of the technical staff of Ramón Díaz in Libertad of Paraguay. Ferreyra was the last Argentine to play there and was in history by winning the most important title of the Moscow entity: the 2005 UEFA Cup. "He gave me many indications that serve me well," Adolfo Gaich had told Clarín in the last interview he gave before flying to Russia.
"Russia has started to become a power from the economic point of view. He made great hires. In recent years, his teams have excelled in international competitions. If Adolfo asked me to go to a mid-table club in Russia, he would say no. Because he can do much more. But this one is very big there. Without a doubt, if Gaich takes advantage of this opportunity and he is doing well, some big club in Europe will want it, "said Malevo .
In addition, he explained that Gaich will have the containment of a translator who will be with him at all times: "I do not think that language is a barrier. When I went I was 20 years old and we just started to have the internet, we only had Messenger and mail for communicate with the family, ha. I used the internet by card, in the middle of the talk you could finish the balance and you had to run to buy more. Today everything changed. CSKA has a translator who is a formidable person, I still have a relationship with him after 15 years. She will be constantly by his side to help him in everything. "
He also recalled the 2007 Clausura title, which San Lorenzo achieved from the hand of Ramón Díaz: "It is one of the most significant in my career," he said, "because I played it from end to end and also because we came from a catastrophic 2006. misunderstanding: as a boy I am a River fan, but I have a great affection for the people of the Cyclone ”.
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