The technical director of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, was received by a crowd in his hometown. In an act that was attended by many people from Puja but also from other towns in the region, he could be seen grateful and excited.
“The community president has been calling me for activities for a long time. He also called me for this opportunity and, of course, I went to bid. Everything on the fly because we were linked to Scaloni’s agenda,” he commented. Marcela Reschini, host of the tribute.
“It was unforgettable, I started to sing, jump with all the people from Puja and from other towns who wanted to receive Lionel. You know him, you see him, he is super friendly, cordial with people, low profile, with an extraordinary humor. He was moved, he cried, the public received him with so much love, “he pointed out to Chain OH!
The former player began his football career at Club Matienzo and later came to Rosario. He was formed soccer in Newell’s Old Boys. He would later be transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1996-97 season. In 1998, he was signed by Deportivo de La Coruna of the Spanish League. There, he was part of the club’s golden age. After 8 seasons and 300 games played, in which he became an idol and captain of the team, Scaloni left La Coruña to play for the West Ham of the English Premier League for six months, and then had small steps for Racing Santander, the Lazio and Majorcato retire in the Atalanta during the 2014-15 season.
The event was attended by “Chichita” one of the teachers from the technician’s elementary school and with family and friends. “We lived it with emotion, joy, with tears. With the possibility of chatting with him, hugging him, touching on topics that we cannot say in public. It was a great satisfaction, from above the stage he looked very good. It shows that he has a personality humble, simple, respectful throughout his football and technical career,” said Daniel Quacquarini, community president of Pujato.
Both interviewees agreed that Scaloni he was able to “transmit his values” to the team, generate union, trust and love among everyone, from the person who cooks to the coaching staff. “That communion is in the results,” they remarked.
Finally, they recalled the enormous gesture he had at the press conference after the agonizing victory against the Netherlands, at mention the death of Agustín, a young man from Puja who suffered an accident.
“Agustín was my son of the heart, my life partner, my travel companion, the son of my treasurer… That’s why it was so special that Lionel, passing the semifinals, said those words, even asking Fifa for a few more minutes. After of the final he said, the people are not here to celebrate, aware of everything. He had enormous humanity and he met our treasurer, greeted her in private, and that speaks of him, of his valuesQuacquarini said.
