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Within hours of its premiere, a fragment of Argentina national team, the series – on the way to Qatarwhich is issued by Amazon Prime VideoIt quickly went viral on social media. During an intimate chat, Rodrigo De Paul and Ángel Di María told for the first time behind the scenes of the goal against Brazil in the final of the Copa América 2021 at the Maracanã stadium and who was the real ideologue of the move.
The Albiceleste, despite having a squad full of figures and with Lionel Messi, one of the best footballers in history, he carried a heavy cross as a result of the extensive drought of titles and the defeats in the finals of Peru 2004, Venezuela 2007, Chile 2015 and the United States 2016 (also succumbed in the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil). However, with Lionel Scaloni as coach, the long-awaited redemption arrived. With a great goal from Ángel Di María, the national team was once again proclaimed continental champion after 28 years of waiting.
“Before the game I had spoken with Fide because Angelito Correa had given us a bit of information”, the midfielder began his story, who made an exquisite assist to leave the brand-new Juventus reinforcement alone. “Angelito Correa had told us that sometimes it was a bit complicated for him behind the back of the side ”, added the left-hander, who took advantage of the distraction of the leading marker Renan Lodi, former San Lorenzo’s teammate at Atlético Madrid in Cholo Simeone.
Despite the fact that Lautaro Martínez confessed that “when he threw it from above I thought it was going to hit the crossbar”, Di María, a specialist in this kind of definitions, never had any doubts: “When you touch the ball and you know you hit it well, you know it’s going, that’s it”. The man who emerged from the Rosario Central quarry had already given the country a title with a similar execution in the definition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
“I think it was the most important play or pass of my life”De Paul was honest, The former PSG, Manchester United and Real Madrid, for his part, added: “It’s thousandths of a second that crosses your mind, you do it and that happens.”
The Albiceleste, although he began his journey with a 1-1 draw against Chile, he had no problem staying in first place in Group A, where he shared the area, in addition to La Roja, with Uruguay (1-0 win), Paraguay (win 1 to 0) and Bolivia (thrashed 4 to 1). In the quarterfinals they beat Ecuador 3-0 and in the semifinals they advanced on penalties after drawing 1-1. The presence of the Back Martínez was key in that definition.
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