Enzo Francescoli’s great goal at Leo Ponzio’s farewell: Gallardo’s reaction and the Eternal Captain’s request to “close the field”

And again the Monumentale sang again: “U-ru-guayo – U-ru-guayo” and the recipient was Enzo Francescoli. It is that for a moment, in the farewell of Leo Ponzio, the current coach has awakened that feeling so characteristic of the 90s in the fans of the River.

Francescoli passes between the scoring of four defenders and takes on the area with a nice tube, before crossing it with the inside in one-on-one with Germán Lux. “They let me through!”he said amidst laughter in another flashback that carried First Soccer nights.

Automatically, Marcelo Gallardo jumped off the bench to applaud his team from this golden age at the Núñez club and even Leo Ponzio – the honorarium – made the usual gesture of “closing the stadium” for the artwork. which had been designed by the Uruguayan on the lawn of the new Monumental.

The goal put things at 4-4 and the Uruguayan was substituted after 28 minutes. What if you miss walking on the pitch, being applauded and scoring goals? “This hasn’t happened for a long time to go out to Campo Monumentale. It was in the past”warned Francescoli to bring down the nostalgic.

“I appreciate Leo’s invitation and the affection of the people. Ponzio knows, like the other guys, that River is for all those who want to collaborate and can do it. This is the legacy,” Francescoli said and opened the doors. of the club.