Luis Suárez arrived in Uruguay this Sunday to join the Nacional and was received by a crowd. Photo: Twitter of the national team.
With a massive welcome, Luis Suárez came back this Sunday in Uruguay to join the Nacional squad, the club where 17 years ago he began his career as one of the most important strikers of his generation, and one of the most important in the history of Uruguayan football.
“On Sunday we will present him at home. The monumental demonstration of affection that has been seen on social networks will now be a ‘giant’ hug from the stands”, announced last Thursday through the social networks “el Bolso” when he put the tickets for the parties in its stadium, the Gran Parque Central.
The 35-year-old forward, who was part of the Atlético de Madrid squad until the end of May and was in talks with River, I arrive directly from Barcelona airport, with the private plane of his friend Lionel Messi, to Carrasco international airport a few minutes before 11am. There, club authorities, family and close friends awaited him.
A few minutes after the plane landed, Suárez spoke for the first time from the airport runway itself. “The message is clear: I’m here for the fans, thanks to them and everything they’ve done“.
In the statements a Direct TV, the Uruguayan striker assured that the flight was “good” and “with nerve about what it means to want to arrive”. He also pointed out that he wants to “enjoy this special day” with his family.
Since their arrival, Suárez and the family have performed in a caravan a journey of about 20 kilometers at the Nacional stadium, in the La Blanqueada district of Montevideo, where he was officially presented as a reinforcement of the club.
The caravan started at the Avenida de las Américas roundabout in front of the entrance to the “old airport”, following Avenida a la Playa, Rambla and Boulevard José Batlle y Ordóñez to then reach the tricolor stadium. At all times, a crowd accompanied the journey with demonstrations of support and affection for the “Gunman”.
A car decorated with the image of Luis Suárez, during the welcome caravan.
At the stadium, a historic welcome: more than 15,000 fans wearing the masks of the scorer welcomed the idol with a good candombero rhythm in the songs.
The group “Los del parque” to the rhythm of the murga made the resistance inside the stadium with the people, who were anxiously awaiting the return of the Pistolero.
Between musical performances and welcomed by the ancient glories of the club, Suárez signs the contract until 31 December and will once again wear the Bolso shirt, with which he made his professional debut at the age of 18.
Fans waited in Luis Suárez masks at the stadium. Photo: EFE
The return of Suárez, the Uruguayan team’s all-time top scorer, was the main topic in every corner of Uruguay for at least ten days, when the possibility of his return began to gather strength.
But the exaltation has overflowing levels among the fans of the tricolor, who are awarded the unexpected pass: “The first fans in the world to shop”you can recognize the followers of the Tricolore on Twitter, where just 20 days ago they started a massive campaign to bring the player back to the club.
The hashtag # SuárezANacional was a worldwide trend. As reported by the leadership of the Uruguayan club itself, the label has been replicated by over 50 million accounts in 35 countries.
The immense wave of affection has meant that the Pistolero, free since the end of May and after a long vacation, seriously consider the possibility of returning to the place where he was born football.
A crowd joined the caravan to receive Luis Suárez in Uruguay.
With the aim of reaching the World Cup in Qatar with football continuity and after excluding multiple offers from important clubs, the Nacional alternative has begun to pass from utopia to reality.
Suárez was looking to continue in high competition, having turned down several European offers. Thus, the Uruguayan club guarantees ownership in at least 16 matches, between Copa Sudamericana and local leagues, in the 100 days preceding the World Cup, in a short contract that no other team would have accepted.
The revolution of the gunslingers
The arrival of Suárez has revolutionized social networks and also the national headquarters: in less than 24 hours, the Exchange registered 5,000 new members and sold just under 1,000 more seats for the rest of the season.
But in addition, the sale of the shirt with his name and the 9 on the back is expected. Something that will generate millions around the coffers of the Uruguayan club.
Fans of all ages came together to welcome the idol. Photo: EFE
His debut on the pitch is scheduled for Tuesday, when coach Pablo Repetto’s team face Brazilian Atlético Goianense in Montevideo in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana.
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Source: Clarin
