05/19/2021 3:45 PM
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Updated 05/19/2021 3:45 PM
It is the story of an epic.
The River de Gallardo will play a match of their favorite Copa Libertadores, against Independiente Santa Fé de Bogotá, at the Monumental, with a field player who will act as goalkeeper.
Everything indicates that Enzo Pérez, a midfielder with experience in the National Team and World Cups, will put on the gloves.
His right hamstring is injured.
And there he goes.
He participated in many playful encounters in many training sessions as a fortuitous goalkeeper.
He liked.
They say that Pato Fillol, goalkeeper of all time, once congratulated him.
Gustavo Yarroch, one of the journalists most involved in the River world, points out that in the days when training sessions could be seen, Enzo saved better than any outfield player.
But there are also other testimonies or other myths: when Enzo arrived at River, all
goalkeeper coaches considered that the best in the face of adversity was that dark-haired man
, who could play whatever he wanted;
the bow was also encouraged.
He liked that position.
It was always used with pleasure.
River will play tonight, at the Monumental, with a goalkeeper who is not a goalkeeper.
It is an invitation to a miracle.
Or luck.
#River How do you see Enzo Pérez cutting off?
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- SARITA (@sariskleit) May 18, 2021
Many will wonder how Enzo Pérez prepared to be River's goalkeeper.
The answer is chance
.
You have to play with eleven and he is encouraged to represent that challenge, even injured.
He does not care:
he feels closer to being in the story
(or has more desire and risks) than being judged for having saved badly.
Enzo is convinced.
"
Enzo is going to stop near the penalty spot, because of the position he occupies on the court,
" said Pato Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, who was outraged with the situation River is experiencing: "Diego said, 'the ball is not stained' Today Conmebol stained it. "
Martín Araoz, representative of Franco Armani, sent him to ask for a pair of gloves tailored to the hand of Enzo Pérez. And, although
until today at noon in the props they had not stamped the 24 with the name of "Enzo" on the archer's diver
, everything indicates that at any moment the iron heats up and creates a new uniform that -depends on the result- can to become a cult uniform and a sales record.
But, if there was still any doubt about who could occupy the mythical arch of Carrizo and Fillol tonight,
Enzo Pérez's own father put away any speculation
that we can make from the outside: "I spoke an hour ago with him and 99 percent who saves. An hour ago I was chatting with him and I said
'son, what are you doing, Pato Filliol
'. We were laughing for a little while. He told me that 99% will be in the goal tonight ", Carlos Pérez told Radio Miter Mendoza.
Enzo Pérez in the gym.
Today will live a day that will remain in history.
(Photo: Twitter @RiverPlate)
But Don Pérez, from the cradle of Argentine Malbec, contributed more information: "
I asked him how he was doing with the injury
and he told me that a little better.
They tried it and he felt good, it didn't hurt
. I never imagined it, he can play in any position but not as a goalkeeper. But it is in the coach and his teammates who gave him confidence. They will have seen something! God willing they do well. "
In addition to the unconditionality of his family, Enzo obviously relied on Gallardo and Sandra Rossi, the doctor in neuroscience who is another key piece that also explains the mental strength of the millionaire team.
But of course this situation
has more to do with the unconsciousness and love for River de Pérez, than with the tactics or a special preparation
for a position and a denatured situation from the start.
If we think about it, the question of "who goes to goal, Milton Casco or Enzo?"
It looks more like the corner pit than the top continental football event.
Winner: Enzo Pérez left Europe to reach the top with River,
This game will remain somewhere in history.
Gabriel Altini lives two blocks from the Monumental, is a member, and now tells Clarín: "How nice it would be to be at the Monumental. I will not be able to, but I would have loved to be with my children. The stadium would have exploded; I have no doubts ".
Santiago Grazioli, also a member of the institution, points out: "I consider that the first thing to say is that the situation is ridiculous. CONMEBOL is exposed to its lack of seriousness, beyond the football circus. It is the devaluation of the human being in the name of the market. Now, going down to a more sentimental analysis,
Enzo Pérez's attitude seems to me a great attitude, like Pinola's
. Risking his physiques for the team, for the whole, is almost amateurish. "
There is no coincidence in the message.
Those who offer testimony are part of a team, a group of belonging.
They are from the Misura.
As the captain, Francisco Alloco says: "This is very Misura that is happening to River. The need to reach eleven speaks of the disorganization of what CONMEBOL is, and it speaks of a certain romanticism that involves us. River somehow rescue that amateur spirit that we have. "
The night will tell what the story of Enzo Pérez as a goalkeeper is about
.
In any case, the game will remain in the memories.
And not only in those of that midfielder who played in Godoy Cruz and Estudiantes.
Especially in so many people who will be eager to experience the epic of an impossible team