When that June 5, 2013, a spectacular act of farewell to San Mamés Nothing could make one think seven years later that its crowded stands would be empty as they will be for days to come with the resumption of the League.
All of them have been caught with the changed step of the coronavirus, no one could imagine a stadium that will be free of the hubbub that gave the last flourish San Mamés. The least was the Athletic would fall (0-1) before the Bizkaia Selection thanks to the goal of Alain Arroyo.
Today 7 years ago we said goodbye to old San Mamés full of pride, emotion, memories and a lot of feeling. It was a magical day where many games, plays, goals, anecdotes crossed our minds … But above all, union and passion for @AthleticClub ????????????⚽️ pic.twitter.com/e7xXQJjHI2
– JULEN GUERRERO (@ 8JULENGUERRERO) June 5, 2020
The important thing is that many tears arose from the pain of such an agur in such a setting where people like Julen Guerrero he put his boots back on, like Iribar, Dani.. It was a day when even Bielsa he dared to skip his correction protocol to jump.
Better times will come
Seven years later, silence will dominate Athletic training and the match against Atlético. And the successive League. The wonderful staging of that day did not augur the discouraging panorama of a San Mamés today.
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But better times will come and history will be rewritten. What has changed life in seven years and one day! It was said to be a historical place and now also to real football.