Daniel Passarella spoke for the first time since he was invited by River Plate to the tribute to the world champions that will take place on Sunday at the Monumental. The former captain of the Argentine team, who was champion in 1978 and 1986, confirmed that he will return to the club and recalled his last stage that linked him to the Millionaire in his role as president of the institution between December 2009 and 2013.
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In dialogue with the program Liberoof TyC Sports, he was happy to have been invited: “I will be yes. I feel like being together with the players from ’78 and the hospitality that the club gives us, we think it’s great”. It should be remembered that the leadership has called all the footballers linked to River Plate who have won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and the majority have confirmed their presence.to. “I want to see everyone, I already spoke with some that I know will be there. I spoke with the Duck (Filliol) ”, she commented cheerfully.
“I took the invitation as a healthy thing and decided to go. A few days before I thought, when they paid me a tribute in Junín, and it seems that with that I made the people of River come to pay homage. I thought what would be the tribute on the River field”, he recounted when remembering the recognition he received from Sarmiento last Saturday when he raised a replica of the FIFA trophy and was applauded by the entire stadium.
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Passarella explained that he has returned to the club in these years after leaving the presidency, but that logically it will be the first tribute he will be part of. Given this, he was asked how he believes he will be received by the Millionaire bias since there are those who recognize him for his cycle as a footballer and coach and there are those who are more aware of his role as president that was marked by the club’s relegation to the second division in 2011. “Each one grabs his own way, The only weight I have is that we went downhill with River, but that story is long. It’s getting used to living with that on top. I’m still getting used to it, but I know I wasn’t to blame”, he maintained in addition to admitting that perhaps the youngest will not applaud him on Sunday and anticipating that he will be applauded by those who enjoyed him as a footballer.
When promptly consulted about that stage, the Kaiser confirmed that his fight with Julio Humberto Grondonawho was then president of the AFA, and to whom in a meeting of the executive committee, after the defeat in a Superclásico against Boca Juniors, told him: “You have to go, time ate you.” However, he chose not even to name it: “I am not going to talk about the leadership. The person who should be there is not in the conversation. In turn, he avoided sowing doubts about the possible influence of Grondona in that campaign of the Núñez team that ended with the relegation: “I have no suspicions, I shouldn’t have suspected that.”
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On the other hand, he was very shocked by the title won by the Argentine team in Qatar: “It was a great emotion to see Argentina champion and a big congratulations to Messi because he knew how to lead the boys to the way they had to play. He was the most important player in the World Cup. The other teammates also supported him a lot, they made a great effort and everything was given as they wanted. When you do a program from below, you think of reaching the top and they did. When he touched us it was also like that. Messi deserves it, it has been a great emotion also for the people who have come out to celebrate everywhere and I liked this recognition from the people a lot, because it is something difficult to achieve ”. When asked if he believes that Lionel has been the best Argentine soccer player of all time, he did not want to make comparisons and maintained that the performance of Mario Kempes in 1978 and from Diego Maradona in 1986 they have also been extraordinary.
In relation to Diego’s death, in 2020, he avoided going too far: “It was unfortunate, I did not expect it because of his age.” She also took the opportunity to praise César Luis Menotti, who made him the youngest captain of the Albiceleste At a World Cup, when he gave him the tape at the age of 25: “I speak with Menotti every week. He was the father of soccer ”.
In the talk, Passarella also filled the Marcelo Gallardowho in addition to having been his star footballer in River Plate and in the Argentine team in the 1998 World Cup, he was his friend to such an extent that he is the godfather of the Doll’s eldest son: “Gallardo, he created a team that nobody wanted to play against them”. In addition, he recalled: “Gallardo would put Bonavena in front of him and he would hold on to punches. Because he was little, he did not let himself be, he was brave and he is brave ”.
In this way, the Kaiser confirmed that he will return to Monumental accompanied by various glories of the institution, family and friends. On Sunday, where the club of Nuñez will inaugurate the works of his stadium, there will be expectations to see how the fans will receive who he knew to be one of his greatest idols, although his cycle as president is part of the darkest pages in his history.
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