Martín Palermo, honored by the club, received a huge ovation on his return to the Bombonera

An emotional treatment had Martin Palermo in a new return to the bombonera, now coach of Platense, who this Sunday visited Boca for the fourth round of the Professional Football League Tournament. He Titan he was applauded by the fans who appreciated each of the 236 goals he scored in his two stages and which made him the top scorer in the club’s history. The idyll continues.

With a dark ambo, white shirtPalermo entered the field shortly after seven in the evening. The fans immediately applauded him. “Thank you very much Palermo / thank you very much Palermo”, he was heard from all corners of the stadium. On one side of the pitch, two teammates, now members of the Soccer Council, were waiting for him: Mauricio Chicho Serna and Marcelo Chelo Delgado. He warmly embraced both of them, who gave him a plate and a T-shirt, both framed gifts.

“Boca Juniors Athletic Club. Recognizes Martin Palermo. For being the top scorer in the club’s history and for his career in our institution. February 19, 2023”, reads the plaque that will occupy a special place in the scorer’s corner of memories. Neither President Jorge Amor Ameal nor Vice President Juan Román Riquelme came to greet him before the meeting.

He Titan, with the plate in hand, greeted all sectors of the stadium, embracing each of the fans from a distance. It was five very exciting minutes, then the referees and the two teams appeared.

Already in the area of ​​​​the substitutes’ benches, Martín embraced Hugo Ibarra in a hugformer teammate and now Xeneize coach, he also went to the local bench and greeted each of the coaching staff who were present and also gave a big hug to goalkeeper Javier García, with whom he also celebrated several titles.

After the period as a true idol, with 236 goals in 404 games in which he won 13 championships, he settled in that now strange guest bench and concentrated on his coaches’ game.