As published by the portal Diario de Cuba, the father of Carlos Denilson Milanés Navarroone of the four members of the Cuban soccer team that competes in the US in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and left the island’s delegation last tuesday, He called him a traitor and asked him to return.
“My son Denilson betrayed me and his grandmother. Please Denilson come back,” she wrote. in its Facebook wall Adilson Milaneswho works in Costa Rica as a beach and indoor volleyball coach under a contract from the state National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).
According to the coach’s profile, he currently lives in La Sabana, Costa Rica, and is from Cienfuegos. He studied at the Camilo Cienfuegos Military School in that province, which prepares future members of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
On June 20, Adilson Milanés had published on his wall: “Today I feel very happy to see my son Carlos Denilson in the selection of the soccer team of my country to the Gold Cup. I want to thank all the people who have been part of his formation, from Sergito, the Physical Education teacher at the Mariana Grajales school, to those who continue to work today to train him as a footballer and a good man”.
In addition to Milanés Navarro, the fugitives from the island’s team in the US are Roberney Caballero, Neisser Sando, and Jassael Herrera.
Such absences could have influenced the debut match of the Cuban team, which lost a goal to zero against Guatemala on Tuesday. According to the review of Official site Jit about the game, “the team showed two faces (…) a hopeful one, in which they pressed high and reached the rival goal with opportunities and, like the obverse of the first, another of resignation and disorder, which cost them defeat” .
Denilson Milanés played in Costa Rica, in whose Promotion League he played as part of the selected Barrio México and Carmelita.
On the footballer’s father’s wall, numerous people commented on his reaction.
“My friend, whatever you have to talk about with your son regarding his decision, tell him in private, but don’t question it”wrote Hivanay Francisca Martínez López.
“Support him, that’s your child. You can advise him and even tell him your opinion, but never recriminate him. He has the right to make his own decisions and have his own criteria, even if they are not the same as yours, but I repeat, he is your child , above religion, politics, whatever, is your child. The family is the greatest and most sacred thing we have in life, “he added.
While Braulio Cabrera was tougher: “Dad, you have to stop. How did your son betray you? The person who has betrayed you for a lifetime has been the Cuban government and you have continued to lick its boots. You should be sorry to write that publicly about a son who only wants a better future even for you, who are his father.”
Alberto Yosbel Bermúdez Ferre added: “My brother, with the greatest respect you deserve: your son did not betray you; your son is in search of his dreams, as you are in Costa Rica, for a multi-year contract. You are the one who has to support your son at all times and not be so selfish and think of yourself in case it could harm you.”
According to Cuban journalist Francys Romero, There are already 33 dropouts of Cuban athletes in 2023. Some flee from the concentrates while they are in official competitions, but others break their contractual relations with INDER during training bases outside the Island.
In fact, the Gold Cup has been one of the favorite tournaments for Cuban soccer players to emigrate to the USgiven that the island’s team has to travel to the northern nation to play their matches.
In all of 2022, according to the most conservative figures, 62 Cuban athletes escaped of delegations or abandoned contracts abroad established through state entities of the Island. This record does not include athletes who requested withdrawal or withdrawal, or have emigrated legally or illegally.
