2024-03-19 12:33:12
Claudio Echeverri could not contain his tears. After scoring his first goal in the First Division this Sunday in his team’s 3-1 victory against Gimnasia, River’s talented youth seemed extremely excited. And after the meeting, He revealed the reasons for this special celebration, since he is going through a delicate personal situation due to the illness suffered by his mother.
After River’s goal and victory against Gimnasia, Echeverri said that his mother is hospitalized, Therefore, he could not be present at the Monumental at that emblematic moment for his career.
“The emotion was for many things. I remembered my grandmother, my mother too… My grandmother passed away when I was playing in the U-17 team and now the family is also going through a difficult time because of my mother. Being so young at 18 years old, you want to have your mother in the stadium and not being able to because she is sick is something very sad,” said the “Little Devil” at the end of the match.
Beyond the seriousness of his mother’s condition, Echeverri expressed hope that she could recover soon. “Thank God it will improve and With all my brothers we are supporting her, asking God that everything turns out well. The goal is for her, I’m sure she’s looking at me, I love her very much and tomorrow I’m going to go see her,” said the footballer who is already sold to Manchester City.
However, Echeverri couldn’t stand it and attended that same night: his girlfriend Melissa shared on her Instagram account the photos she took with her mother at the clinic, still wearing River’s clothing. ““He didn’t wait until tomorrow and today he went to see her,” wrote the player’s partner. about the moment they lived on Sunday night.
El Burrito talked about everything
Ariel Ortega, River Plate idol, surrendered at the feet of Echeverri and asked him to stay at the Millionaire: “Nice to see you play. Stay, crack”he wrote through his Instagram account.
In dialogue with Soccer without stains on Channel 9, Ortega was optimistic about the team of his loveswhat is going through a great moment as a leader and undefeated in Zone A of the League Cup, Argentine super champion a few days ago and alive in the Argentine Cup: “This River can fight for the championship and the Copa Libertadores.”
Finally, Burrito assured that “Borja is better than Cavani” and he referred to Demichelis’ celebration of Aliendro’s goal in the final against Estudiantes in front of the stands: “Maybe he was wrong to shout the goal to the people, but they must understand that we are human beings.”