More than 30 thousand fans traveled to Paraguay and they took over a large part of the stadium The New Pot. Another almost 30 thousand invaded at the same time. Avellaneda Cylinder to watch the game on the big screen. Immediately, already champions of the South American Cupthe fans staged another huge popular demonstration at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires. All this on Saturday, the day of consecration. Awesome. But there was more to go…
The reception was missing for the champions, who returned from Assumption on Sunday afternoon. and again racing demonstrated that a phenomenon of unmatched passion. Academics never tire of celebrating. Then, they met at the Obelisk for the second time. And the South American champions paraded there in a light blue and white convertible micro, which was also greeted by fans and more fans from the side of the highway, on the way from the airport to that emblematic Buenos Aires site.
Everything turned out very neat. The fans respected the security instructions and the bus traveled along Avenida 9 de Julio without problems. You had to see the happy faces of the technician Gustavo Costas, of the scorer Wonder Martinezthe exquisite Juan Fernando Quintero, the captain and reference Gabriel Arias… You had to see the fans’ faces full of joy.
Everything is understood. racing He had 36 international years. And it didn’t just cut that drought. Now, minutes after this caravan of champions for their people, the leader and Vélez tied and another academic illusion grew. The dream of winning the Argentine league no longer seems so far away. With that result, yes racing wins its match, it will be two points behind the leader with nine to play…
However, that will be another story. Today is a time for celebration and recognition. And in that sense, before leaving Paraguay, Juanfer Quintero He left a reflection that serves as a synthesis of this moment in Racing. They asked the Colombian if he expected the fans to make a statue of him. AND Juanfer He returned: “Professor Costas is very human, because of how he lives life, because of how he is with us. “I think the statue is all for Costas.”
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Better caress impossible for the coach. AND Coasts he earned it. He is the symbol of this conquest because he knew how to convey to the team what it is. racing. No one knows it as well as he does: at the age of five he was the mascot of the 1966 world champion team and then he knew how to be a reference as a defender, even as a bastion of the last international champion Racing, the one from 36 years ago. He updated that story with an ideal version, as a dedicated coach, with success in choosing key players, with pure contagion, with pure passion, with a brutal sense of belonging.
Some, instead of praising him for his transparency and genuine love for colors, mocked him. Gustavo Costas, but he beat them all. And here he is: coach of Racing champion of the Copa Sudamericana. Yes, Juanfer will surely be right. Sooner rather than later, Costas will have his well-deserved statue in Racing.
