Andrés Iniesta, former Barcelona player and world champion in 2010, sent an affectionate letter to Juan Román Riquelme on the occasion of the farewell match for the Argentine star to be held this Sunday at La Bombonera.
“In the end, you will have the game you deserve, Román. I regret not being able to accompany you in this very special moment enjoying that magic that La Bombonera gives off,” Iniesta said in a letter published by the sports newspaper Olé.
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Iniesta, who two weeks ago had his own farewell match for Japanese Vissel Kobe against FC Barcelona and who is still in the Asian country, took advantage of the letter to express his “thank you” to Riquelme, “for everything he has given him”. the former Boca Juniors soccer player to the world of soccer.
The Spanish midfielder recalled the moments in which they shared a dressing room at Barcelona, specifically in the 2002/2003 season, when an established Riquelme coincided in the squad with a very young Iniesta.
Thanks from Andrés to Román
“I can’t forget how you welcomed me at a time that was, without a doubt, delicate for you. But you always helped me. Both on the field and off. You had infinite generosity towards a young man who was looking out for the first time at the Camp Nou”, The one from Fuentealbilla writes about a few days that “will last forever” in his memory.
Regarding the game this Sunday, Iniesta underlined his happiness for the return of Riquelme to the “garden” of his houseLa Bombonera, in a meeting that will be up to a “genius” like the idol xeneize.
“You won’t see me physically in Buenos Aires, but I’ll be there. Together with you and yours, attending as a privileged spectator this beautiful film of your life. Thank you for everything, Román”, concludes the Spanish midfielder.
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Jewels of Argentine soccer, such as Lionel Messi, Pablo Aimar and Alfio ‘Coco’ Basile, and from the ‘Boca Junio worldrs’, such as Carlos Bianchi, Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Óscar Córdobaamong others, are on the confirmed list for the tribute that Riquelme will receive at La Bombonera.
This stadium will host an event that the ex-soccer player de Boca (1996-2002, 2007-2012 and 2013-2014), Barcelona (2002-2003), Villarreal (2003-2007) and Argentinos Juniors (2014-2015) He has been waiting eight years, since he publicly announced his retirement on January 25, 2015.
Born in San Fernando (Buenos Aires province) 44 years ago, Riquelme was one of the best Argentine soccer players of his generation, without a doubt an outstanding position in midfield, and considered a historical idol of the club in which he is now vice president. .
