El Pato Fillol and his disappointment with Franco Armani: 'I sent him a message, he read it and he did not answer me'

03/03/2021 13:25

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Updated 03/03/2021 13:25

From his place as a former world champion goalkeeper and

River

idol

, Ubaldo Matildo Fillol is an authorized word to speak of the arc of the Argentine National Team and, of course, of the Millionaire.

From that role more than once he praised Franco Armani, River's current goalkeeper and many times he went out to bank as the first goalkeeper of the National Team over Estaban Andrada.

Beyond that, in the last hours, Fillol was consulted precisely by the millionaire goalkeeper of Marcelo Gallardo's team and this time his answer was not the same as always and he surprised more than one: "I'm going to disappoint you, but I don't want to talk about Armani. I respectfully say so. "

To the amazement generated by his words, Pato explained: "I felt very touched by everything that happened in the middle of last year.

I sent him a WhatsApp message, he read it and he did not answer me.

Then after 10 days I put him:

'Franco, did you read the message?', He read it and did not answer me. It hurt. "

Continuing with his story in dialogue with "

Here there is good football", on radio La Red

, he added: "I honestly do not want to talk about him. May he enjoy the moment he has in River, may he enjoy that he is going to be a father, that I read the news that he's going to be a dad.

But it happened, I don't talk about Armani, as I didn't talk about what happened to him against Palmeiras, I didn't talk about what happened to him against Independiente.

Forgive me, but I'm not going to talk about Franco. "

In addition, Pato recalled a situation that he lived with the current millionaire goalkeeper in September 2019, when they met at a River Foundation dinner: "I had already spent a round with Carrizo, 10 years ago. Above I do not know the reasons.

I have absolutely nothing against Armani. I found myself at a dinner held by the River Foundation, after having won everything.

Beto Alonso, Amadeo, I and the entire team of River was 20 meters away. In a moment the photographer comes and he says,

'Pato, I want to take a picture of you with Armani.' I said 'if I don't have a problem, let him come, let him come.' And he says, 'don't say anything, but he doesn't want to come.' 'Come on, there is no problem ', I told him, I got up and it was me.

When he saw me, everything was fine.

When asked about the content of the message that Armani had sent him and that Armani did not respond, El Pato said:

"Here in San Miguel del Monte I help a lot, to the hospital, as far as I can, to a lot of people.

So like him He is an idol and people love him very much, I said

'I'm going to call Franco to see if he can give me a shirt, let him sign it and we will have a raffle.'

At that time it was for the River subsidiary. We were here with River's affiliate here in Monte. It

was just for that, because people love him a lot. But it couldn't be. "

"It surprised me. It bothered me because I have nothing with Franco," he added and told what his reaction would be if Armani got in touch with him: "

I'm not a spiteful guy,

I have had certain confrontations many times in my sports career hard. And it happened. In my life, in my soul there is no place for resentment at all.

More in this case with Franco that there was nothing either. "

"I tell him publicly ... Franco was for that, to do good

. I am a humble guy, I do not say who I am or what I did. I say what happened and the truth is that it hurt," closed the remembered star River.

Pato Fillol, about Armani ⚪🔴

🗣️ "Last year I sent him messages and he never answered them. I only wrote to ask him for a shirt and be able to raffle it at a charity"

🗣️ "In my life there is no room for resentment, for that would have no problem talking to him "pic.twitter.com/SdNfTokiYN

- TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) March 3, 2021

On the morning of this Wednesday, the representative of Armani, clarified the following: "

I already communicated with Pato! Something strange happened; perhaps the number was not correct! Full disposition of Franco and me!",

Stated Martín Aráoz from his social networks, and added:

"Rare because Pato is one of Franco's and his mother's boy idols."