The return of Daniel Passarella to the River: a tribute to the world champions in the Monumental that divides the waters

Daniele Alberto PassarellaArgentina’s only two-time world champion, in 1978 and 1986, will draw attention this Sunday at the Monumental stadium when River Plate will pay tribute to the champions who have worn the club’s shirt, in the two events mentioned plus the recent one in Qatar 2022.

He great captain in Argentina 1978, the former player, technical director and president of River, confirmed this week that he will attend the pre-match tribute against Argentinos Juniors, for the world champions who have played for the club in 1978, 1986 and 2022 – Franco Armani-, and with this the controversy was unleashed on social networks between who “bank” the decision to invite him and among those who categorically reject him.

Passarella, 69 years old, It had been almost a decade without appearing in public and he did it last Saturday on the field of Sarmiento de Juninclub where he made his professional debut in Primera C in 1973, with the homage for having been world champion twice.

There he lifted the world championship, with Sarmiento’s shirt and the number 3 on his back. “They treated me very well, their affection surprised me”he said Kaiser in a note with TyC Sport.

“I’ll be there on Sunday, I feel the desire to be together with my fellow champions. I think it’s fantastic and I accepted immediately when the managers called me. I didn’t think about it,” he said.

And he announced he’s going with “friends and family.” “My return will be a common return together with the members of the World Cup we have won”contacted.

Hours later, President del River, George Britohe explained that the differences with the management of the compulsory Passarella “have always been revealed in public”.

“It is not worth commenting here on what we have done as soon as we get to the first presidency of Rodolfo D’Onofrio. That doesn’t mean that I make the decision not to invite someone who was a world champion, being a River player,” Brito said.

“Here we are inviting a world champion and not a former president”added the director.

What will the tribute be like?

As part of River’s first home game of this Professional League, tomorrow at 7:15pm against Argentinos Juniors in a refurbished Monumental that seats 83,000, Millionaire will honor the world champions.

River prepares a party for the recent winners of the third star for the Argentina national team in Qatar 2022: FrancoArmanias a player, e Robert Ayala next to Paul Aimaras part of the coaching staff led by Lionel Scaloni.

Also, the club will recognize Norberto Alonso, Ubaldo Fillol, Oscar Ortiz and the family of Leopoldo Luque (champions in 1978); Nery Pumpido -He will not participate due to his duties at Conmebol-, Oscar Ruggeri and Hector Enrique (samples in 1986) e walkwaythe only Argentine world champion on two occasions, who left a good memory in the club as a footballer and manager, but was marked as president of relegation to B Nacional in 2011.

Since leaving office in 2013, he has not been able to return to Monumental and lead Rodolfo D’Onofrio (who acknowledged having him as an idol) launched an embezzlement lawsuit.

Source: Telam