A few days before the grand final of the BetPlay 2024 Cup, social networks were shaken by a series of statements from Carolina Castaño, wife of renowned soccer player Edwin Cardona.
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Carolina Castaño, wife of Edwin Cardona, sparked controversy with a strong message published on her social networks. In this, he made reference to questionable attitudes of some players and certain benefits, specifically mentioning friendships that do not have the family nucleus, among other things. This generated an intense debate among football fans.
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The woman, through her Instagram stories, sparked a controversy by mentioning what she called a “girls’ excursion”, perhaps referring to the accompaniment that athletes have at important events such as a soccer final.
Castaño, known for being the partner of Atlético Nacional midfielder Edwin Cardona, who has also been part of the Colombian national team, took the opportunity to express her discontent regarding the benefits that some people would have during the Colombian soccer finals, such as tickets, t-shirts and other luxuries.
Cardona’s wife was blunt when stating that some seek to accompany the players as “starters” on these trips, which according to her, is not always possible.
«Great finals are coming»
«Great Colombian soccer finals are coming up, and with them a new excursion to go to the games. Excursion of girls, the same ones who, after they are given tickets, t-shirts, money, clothes, pleasure, want to make headlines on trips?,” Castaño stated in one of his publications.
In addition, he added that many of these women will have to continue hiding, mentioning that they will be forced to use messaging applications and organize discreet meetings in hotel rooms.
Carolina Castaño’s complaint, although she did not directly mention her husband or other players, was quickly interpreted as a criticism of customs within the Colombian soccer environment, where certain benefits seem to be part of the dynamics in events as important as the final. of Colombian professional football
Debate on networks
Castaño’s comment did not go unnoticed, and both fans and the media have commented on the situation, which highlights the tensions off the field that surround the footballers, in this case Edwin Cardona, who continues to be a reference for Atlético National.
It is important to remember that Atlético Nacional will travel to Cali this Saturday to face América in the second leg of the BetPlay Cup final, with a 3-1 advantage achieved at the Atanasio Girardot stadium.
However, the team led by Efraín Juárez is clear that they will not settle for the current score and will go in search of victory at the Pascual Guerrero.
