Enrique Macaya Márquez returns to television at 89: the recognition of Racing and an intact clarity to comment on football

His clarity in analyzing football intact and his voice warm in the ear returned to flood the television screen this Wednesday. The return of Enrique Macaya Marquez to comments on the broadcast of a football match, for the first time since the World Cup final Russia in 2018, was acclaimed by everyone, in times when screams and histrionic phrases seem to have dominated the scene. The famous journalist was present at the triumph of racing against Bragantino of Brazil for the South American Cup, where he also received the Academy’s recognition for his career.

Members of the board of directors of the Avellaneda group, including Alfredo Chiodini AND Barbara Whitethey approached the broadcast booth before the game to present a plaque to 89-year-old Macaya Márquez.

“My last recognition was at the World Cup in Qatar by FIFA and now Racing is present again, as it has been in many moments of my life. We were remembering historic matches and I forgot to mention the Centenary match and Chango Cárdenas’ goal (becoming intercontinental champion for the first time). I was inside the courthouse“he recalled.

“Thank you very much. My feeling is the ball, it’s football,” said Macaya Márquez.

“I wasn’t so used to going to court or not going to court.”Macaya had commented, explaining that due to a matter of time he had not been able to return to television broadcasts, but having received the offer of DSport -who had the exclusive right to broadcast the meeting-, did not hesitate: “I’m interested in commenting on it and seeing it a little more closely.”

The legendary Argentine journalist Over the course of his career, he covered 17 football World Cups, a never-before-achieved feat that was recognized by FIFA. Since that first flight to Sweden, which “arrived by miracle” in 1958, Macaya has attended every World Cup won by Argentina, and among his favorite teams are the national teams of ’78 and ’86.

At 89 years old, Macaya Márquez has received numerous awards throughout his career for his dedication and commitment to his profession, including the Konex Award 1987 and the Konex Platinum 1997. He has crossed countless media such as Radio 10, Belgrano (with whom he covered his first World Cup in 1958), Mitre, Rivadavia, Página 12, La Nación, among many others.

Since 2016 he has been at DSports, where he will be in charge of commentating on the Copa Sudamericano de La Academia match next Wednesday at 9.30pm.