Independiente still fails to raise its head. After falling 2-1 with Godoy Cruz in Mendoza and not knowing the victory for four games, their fans lost patience. But his annoyance went further than against the club of Avellaneda. Therefore, after the match, Diego Ruso Rodríguez, goalkeeper of Tomba, made a disclaimer on his social networks in which he denounces having received death threats from fans of Rojo, his former club.
It is that the 'Russian' was one of the figures of his team to stay with the victory, having a valuable save in the last minute of the match. But despite having emerged from the Avellaneda team and wearing his shirt between 2011 and 2016, several fans decided to write to him after the match.
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Within a day full of emotions, I received several messages wishing me death from some fans of the club where I grew up, "began in his defense the Russian after the moment he had to go through.
The grievances surprised Rodríguez, who a month ago had received messages of support for having contributed to the collection of Santiago Maratea with the intention of helping Independiente. "Yesterday, being part of the collection, it was a phenomenon; today, that I had to face Independiente playing for Godoy Cruz, it means that I do not want the club, "continued the captain of Tomba.
And finally, he ended his statement with a call for reflection: "It is very sad the amount of insults and death threats I received. Hopefully we will learn to be better human beings, the most important thing in this life."
Rodríguez was one of the 33 players who joined the WhatsApp group formed by Federico Mancuello and Hernán Pellerano to help the club financially in the face of the hard time it has to go through.
"The place where you play football is your club, the place where you grow up and spend a lot of your life, it's your home. That represents Independent for each of us. It pains our soul to see the situation that is today. That's why we want to contribute a grain of sand for the club to move forward, "wrote at the time the Russian to make public his contribution in the collection.
The Russian knew how to wear the Independiente shirt a total of 135 matches, reaching to wear the captain's ribbon repeatedly. And despite the moment he had to live, this was not the first time he faced the Red. He has even visited Avellaneda with other teams, such as Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero in 2019.
The Rusop in his days as an Independiente player. Photo: DYN/JAVIER BRUSCO.
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