08/20/2021 18:24
Clarín.com
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Updated 08/20/2021 6:24 PM
Ángel Di María had not played since July 10.
That day, at the Maracana, he scored the goal for the Argentine National Team to beat Brazil 1-0 and finally be crowned champion by the hand of Lionel Messi to cut 28 years of disappointment.
That night, in one of the sacred temples of world football, Fideo scored a hole-in-the-wall goal that will be impossible to forget.
But it seems that he was not satisfied ...
Many things changed in these 40 days.
Not only because Di María had a well-deserved vacation and just returned to play this Friday for Paris Saint-Germain, for the third date of Ligue 1.
Also because now Di María has Lionel Messi as a partner, who surprisingly left Barcelona to join the ranks of the racing car with Qatari capitals, which also incorporated Sergio Ramos, Georginio Wijnaldum, Achraf Hakimi and Gianluigi Donnarumma to finish forming that Dream Team that It already had, among others, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.
Di María's goal # Brest 2-4 #PSG # Ligue1 🇲🇫pic.twitter.com / EGO81ePLWl
- Bauti (@Bau_Nickk) August 20, 2021
What didn't change is Di María's class.
The Rosario, who traveled to the northwest of France among those mentioned by Mauricio Pochettino - neither Messi nor Neymar were there - started as a substitute against the irregular Brest.
He jumped onto the court with 10 minutes remaining to take the place of Kylian Mbappé with the score 3-1 in favor.
Right away, in a play in which Mauro Icardi was injured - he came out with a discomfort in his right arm - Brest found the discount thanks to an appearance by Steve Mounie.
The game was getting complicated for the Parisian squad ...
Until Fideo appeared, who led a counterattack, combined with Hakimi and received again to define with a legalized photocopy of the goal at Maracana.
Yes, Di María found the ball stinging and defined a hole above the humanity of Marco Bizot, the rival goalkeeper.
Di María already plays left-handed to overcome Bizot's resistance.
Photo: AFP
It is a registered trademark of the Argentine, who has several goals with this type of seal, such as the one he did in the 2008 Beijing Olympic final that earned the U23 gold medal, which he shared with Messi and Juan Román Riquelme.
There were smiles, hugs and a little heart drawn with the forefingers and thumbs of both hands.
Di María is a specialist in scoring goals from that bill.
And PSG enjoys it in a season that promises to be unforgettable.
For all the good that can happen.
And for the terrible disappointment that could be if it does not destroy everything in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League.
For now, in the domestic tournament, he has a perfect gait.
Three played, three won, with 10 goals for and five against.
And that has not yet returned Neymar or made his debut Messi, who flew to Barcelona and is now expected to have his premiere on Sunday 29 when PSG visit Reims.
