“Don’t look for money, look for glory. Be a world champion that people will remember and thank you for a lifetime.” that sentence of Charles Salvador Billardo, That Rodrigo De Paul remembered after the festivities of staggered already in Argentina, it seems to have been in the minds of the Albicelesti footballers throughout their stay in Qatar.
Accompanied by an unbeaten record of 36 matches, with two titles behind him (Copa América and Finalissima) and a Lionel Messi who took care of himself as much as possible to reach the World Cup in optimal conditions, the national team came as one of the main favorites to win the title and each of the 26-man squad would do everything possible to exploit the minute advantage they could touch. Strengthen your physique too. This is the case with Papa Gomez.
The midfielder of Seville he started the Round of 16 match against Australia and was substituted after 50 minutes of play with a serious ankle injury, giving way to Lisandro Martínez. His World Cup has come this far and today it pays the consequences. She will have to have surgery and face recovery, but admits it was worth it.
“It all started like this, I don’t regret anything, I gave my all to win the World Cup and today my ankle is paying for it, but how beautiful that sacrifice was, that same effort I made to return to Sevilla two months later, trying everything… tomorrow I have to have surgery because what we did was not enough to improve my ankle, I have to reshuffle and give again, it won’t be easy, I’ll go day to day, with the conviction and tranquility of giving my best as I always have!”, he posted on Instagram.
The publication in question contains eight photos, one of which shows Papu’s swollen ankle, in the best Maradona style in Italy 90′. He played until his physique told him enough with the only goal of realizing his last dream in football, the one that appears in the fourth image, lifting the World Cup.
Among the many messages of support, that of Dibu Martínez AND Kun Aguero. “Come on Champion”commented the goalkeeper. The former Manchester City, however, was a bit more extensive: “Come on papu. Great that you can show it and that they can see the love we have for football.”
meanwhile a Seville They await the return of the Argentine footballer and communicate that an arthroscopy will be performed on his ankle. It is estimated that he will be out of action for another month and a half.
Source: Clarin
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