After the 3-1 that the
Argentine National Team
obtained in the early hours of this Wednesday against
Costa Rica
in the framework of the preparation for the Copa América 2024,
Rodrigo De Paul
left football issues aside for a moment to make way for a personal event What happened a few days ago to
Ángel Di María
, who received a threat at the entrance to a country house near Rosario where they usually rest with their family when they are in their hometown.
“I was just with him in the morning because we got up early.
Obviously I'm not going to tell things that are very internal, but
to see him moved and in tears
...", commented the world champion midfielder about the situation that his teammate went through, who more than once slipped his intention to return in the future. very far from Rosario Central, the club where he debuted in the First Division.
In a press conference he gave at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, De Paul regretted that the Benfica footballer, another of the pillars in Argentina's consecration in Qatar 2022, has to suffer episodes of intimidation similar to those that Rosario has been suffering in the last times.
“I think that if there is anyone who
does not deserve not to have the possibility of returning to our country
when he wants, it is him.
I am very sorry that these things happen in our country,” De Paul added.
Finally, he pointed out: “I know well what happened there and
it seems very serious to me
, but I think that the love he has for his country, for his city and his club, that does not change.”
"I SAW HIM MOVED, WITH TEARS..."
Rodrigo De Paul referred in this way to the situation that Ángel Di María went through this week.
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Last week, Di María mentioned the situation of insecurity that exists in Rosario, which for example forced various forceful measures by transportation services, and acknowledged that it affects him.
The transfer of the captain's ribbon
Against Costa Rica, De Paul, who started the match on the substitute bench and came on in the second half,
received the captain's ribbon from Di María
when he left the field.
“Thank you, thank you very much,” the midfielder managed to say on the field of play, when Di María was replaced 10 minutes before the end of regulation time, while giving him a hug.
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Later, after 3 a.m. this Wednesday, the former Racing soccer player dedicated a story to Di María on Instagram about that situation.
“Thank you brother,” De Paul wrote along with two hearts, one light blue and one white, and an emoji of emotion.
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