On September 6, 1995, the Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita immortalized his name in the history of football when performing his most iconic save, scorpion, in a friendly in Wembley against England, a play that this Saturday remembered as “A work of art.”
“30 years of scorpion. It was not just a stop … It was a work of art, a cry of freedom, a gesture that changed forever the way of understanding the arch,” Higuita expressed in X, where he published a video that recalls the feat.
The save was for the story after a shot of the English player Jamie Redknapp from the right side of the court that the exporter of teams such as Millionaires, National and Real Valladolid Atlético He rejected throwing his body forward and finishing the ball with his heels.
Imitors
After the play, different goalkeepers have tried to imitate the save of the Colombian, which at the time caused admiration and stupor among the fans who attended that friendly Wednesday in Wembley.
Among those who repeated the play is the South African goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune In a match in the league of his country and the exporters of Barcelona Claudio Bravo and José Manuel Pinto during training.
Similarly the Brazilian Sidney appeared Ramos da Silva imitated the piroueta after a shot Ronaldinho during a beneficial match in Brazil.
On the other hand, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) also recalled the play this Saturday and pointed out: “30 years after the ‘scorpion’ of René Higuita”.
The Colombian, also called The madman, He enlarged his myth with that play, because he was already recognized in the world for his game with his feet, which marked a revolutionary era for the goalkeeper post.
He also became famous receivable free shots, including the one who ended in goal and gave the 1-0 victory to Atlético Nacional in the first leg of the 1995 Copa Libertadores semifinal against River Plate, Tournament in which his team was runner -up.
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The exporter, who today has 59 years, He was part of one of Colombia’s golden generations with Carlos ‘El Pibe’ Valderrama, He played the 1990 World Cup, won the Copa Libertadores in 1989 with Atlético Nacional, scored 43 goals and also militated in clubs such as Real Valladolid, Veracruz (Mexico) and Aucas (Ecuador).
