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Argentine living legend Angel Di Maria's return to his old team was not smooth.
Di Maria, who returned to Argentina after 18 years as Rosario Central (Argentina), who raised her, made her return on the 13th (Korea time) with great hospitality from home fans in the first Group A match of the 2025 Rigade Football Professional Argentina's second stage against Godoycruz at Estadio Gigante-Aroito in Rosario, Argentina. Di Maria, who played in a central uniform for 6,571 days after her last match against Colon in July 2007, was in tears. We got off to a good start. He gave the team the first goal with a penalty kick in the 33rd minute of the second half. If it ends like this, it could have been a return match that could not be more perfect.
However, in the 44th minute of the second half, Di Maria was replaced by Gaspar de Jesus Duarte after suffering an unexpected injury. Di Maria was dealt a rough tackle by Vicente Posey, but the referee gave Posey no warning, according to local media such as the Argentine daily 'Ole'. Holding onto her legs and complaining of great pain, Di Maria eventually left the stadium on a stretcher. He hugged his face with his hands, expressing despair, and tears flowed down his face.
Unfortunately for Rosario Central fan, the team failed to keep the first goal and drew 1-1. Daniel Barrea's exit gave him a numerical advantage in the first minute of extra time in the second half, but Posey, who coincidentally committed a foul on Di Maria, scored an equalizer in the fifth minute of extra time in the second half.
Fortunately, Di Maria was reportedly not seriously injured. After the game, I returned to the stadium and greeted my teammates.
Born in Rosario, Di Maria grew up with the central youth team for 13 years and played for the professional team from 2005 to 2007.
However, Di Maria, who is gifted with natural talent, was too big a player for Central to possess. Famous clubs such as Boca Juniors and Arsenal approached Di Maria, who led the U-20 World Cup. In July 2007, he moved to Benfica, a prestigious Portuguese club, for a fee of 6 million euros, and started his European career.
Since then, he has played the best at prestigious clubs in Spain, England, France, and Italy, including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, and Juventus. Real won the European Champions League in the 2013-2014 season.
Di Maria, who returned to Benfica in 2003 and played an active role for two years, joined Central in May on a free contract. Di Maria shed tears like chicken droppings at the Benfica farewell match and the press conference for joining Rosario Central.
Di Maria, famous for Lionel Messi's 'best friend', played 145 A matches for Argentina for 16 years from 2008 to 2024, scoring 31 goals. He led the team to the Copa America championship in 2021 and 2024 and won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He scored a valuable extra goal in the World Cup final against France.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
