“I don’t know anything about politics”

“The V of the celebrations is for Victoria, my wife… And for Perón, haha.” The declaration of Miguel MerentieHe broke the mold. And like everything that is out of the ordinary, it attracts attention: it was the cover of all digital media and quickly went viral on social networks. After the victory against Almirante Brown in the Argentine Cup, The Beast seemed saddened by his sayings.

The Uruguayan excelled in Mendoza: he scored the first of the game and assisted Cavani for the goal that gave him the difference necessary to win it. After the match, he clarified the reason why he celebrates by making a V with his fingers: “The celebration making the V with my fingers was a dedication to my wife who is always with me and accompanies me”. Furthermore, he clarified that he has no link with Peronism: “That thing came out about Perón that I wanted to clarify: I don’t know anything about politics, it was just a joke and it came from a place it shouldn’t have come from”he told in dialogue with El Canal de Boca.

With his goal against Almirante, the Beast reached thirty shouts in Boca: “This goal was desired more than everyone, it was goal number thirty. Happy to have that many goals and eager to move forward,” he expressed. Furthermore, when asked about his assistance to Cavani, he said: “I don’t like to be selfish in those instances. We know that you have to always play for your teammate. Today I had to assist Edi and the truth is that it makes me happy that he has converted.”

Although he assured that Boca was “deserving of the victory”, Cavani’s post-match reflection transcends what the duel in Mendoza was like. Once the first stage of the year had been completed, Edi was self-critical and made a general assessment of CABJ’s performance: “In this semester we have shown that there is an idea that the team wants to be more solid by having regularity, which in the end is the most important and it is what we are missing. We are looking for that regularity, we are trying and with work we are going to find it…”.