Alejandro Sabella’s phrase that he used before becoming champion of the Argentine Cup

Mariano Andújar is a piece of the history of Estudiantes de La Plata. The goalkeeper, in his last match at Pincha, lifted the championship trophy as captain. Argentine Cup after beating Defensa y Justicia in the final, but before He had left a speech that had a lineage well rooted in the idiosyncrasy of the club from the capital of Buenos Aires..

This was revealed by the midfielder Jose Sosaanother of the prodigal sons of the Estudiantes quarry that was consecrated this Wednesday on the Lanús field. “These are difficult moments to explain, one sometimes dreams about this. I love this club. Mariano said some words that Alejandro always had to say before important moments, one of those was: ‘We put a painting without a background, we just needed to write the story and we will give him a photo like the one we crowned today. That’s why this is a tribute to him and the people who always trusted us.”he said in statements to TyC Sports.

Andújar wore a different t-shirt than his teammates that commemorated the consecration in the Argentine Cup. It was one with the number 10, the same font used by the ‘Maestro’ who died on December 8, 2020, and the image of the world runner-up coach with Argentina in 2014 on the front.

“I had it longer in the National Team than here, I want to share it with the family that I know is on the field. They are people who love Estudiantes, that’s why they also deserve it”later reinforced the goalkeeper, who got on the podium of the players with the most presence in the club.

In any case, at 40 years old, he did not want to confirm his retirement, but that this Wednesday night at the Garnet Fortress was his last with the Estudiantes shirt. “I am very excited, December 13 is a date that is good for us. Gratitude to the club, to the people, I don’t know if I am going to retire, but being able to be in the history of Estudiantes and be loved is the most beautiful thing there is “It may be because I’m big but it makes me excited.”he said when remembering the title of the 2006 Apertura tournament.