Netflix premiered a new own production, which had been in development since April 2021. It is about “Goal Against”a miniseries based on true events, which follows the Colombian soccer team.
The series mainly focuses on the the eighties and part of the nineties, and focuses on murder of footballer Andrés Escobar.
Who killed Andres Escobar?
The murder of Andrés Escobar, footballer of Athletico Nacional de Medellin, surprised the football world, shortly after the closure of the World Cup in the United States, in 1994.
After shining in the qualifiers, Colombia arrived at that World Cup convinced they could make history. However, nothing was as expected.
The draw placed that team led by Francisco Maturana in Group AWith Romania, Swiss Y United States of America. And the problems started right from the start: the debut was a tough 3-1 defeat against the Romanians, which left the Colombians practically forced to beat their next rivalnothing more and nothing less than local.
And not only could not do it, but he lost that game 2-1and with no less details for the life of Andrés Escobar: the first goal of the match for Americans It was from the Colombian defender, against his goal.
Although Colombia later defeated Switzerland (2-0), the selected he was last in his group and it turned out REMOVED. What has generated all kinds of criticism and questioning of the group in general and of Escobar himself in particular.
On June 2 of that year, shortly after returning to his country, the anger, hatred and tension that existed in the streets of Colombia with the growth of paramilitary forces and the advance of drug trafficking, ended up exploding: Escobar was murdered by a man in a restaurant parking lotafter the killer reprimand for his goal against.
Many believe that the crime was motivated by his mistake in the match against the United States, which provoked it many gamblers lose large sums of money.
“Goals Against”, in fact, recreates that murder and everything that surrounded it.
Main cast of the series
- Juan Pablo Urrego
- Laura Rainbow
- Charles Marino
- john alex castillo
- Bryan Arboleda
- Pepper Room
- Patricia Tamaio
- Maurice Pizzarro
Source: Clarin
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