Seven months after Carlos Tevez introduced the Boca Juniors Super League title victory with a kiss for Diego Maradona’s fate, national football is back in Argentina.
River Plate led the Super League through a point before last weekend and an unpaid victory at Atlético Tucuguy to claim the title, but they did not count on Boca receiving divine intervention from the guilty guy of the Hand of God.
Tevez greeted Maradona with a kiss on his lips on his return to La Bombonera as coach of the relegation wrestlers Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, before firing a shot through the hug of the gym goalkeeper to send the hosts to delirium.
Carlos Tevez greeted Diego Maradona with a kiss at the helm of last day last season
Then Tevez scored the winning goal that sealed the Boca Juniors championship
River’s 1-1 draw in Tucumán gave Boca its name and sparked wild celebrations after snatching the crown from its eternal rivals.
“I knew I had to kiss Diego, so lucky, ” said Tevez, 36. “Sometimes you have to look for luck. “
The Argentine FA expects a chance when the new look of the Copa de los Angeles Liga Profesional begins after a seven-month break imposed through the pandemic on Friday, which is also Maradona’s 60th birthday.
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But the Bombonera – along with all the other stadiums in Argentina – has been silent ever since
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