Iker Casillas today he stepped on the grass of the Dragão Stadium more of 14 months later of the heart attack that led him to hang up his gloves to celebrate Porto's 29th league together with the rest of the Blue and Whites' players. The Spanish, who this season did not get to play Although he was entered in the competition, he saw his team beat the “classic” against Sporting de Portugal (2-0) and jumped onto the pitch after the game to celebrate with his teammates.
“I had not stepped on Do Dragão for 14 months. In the end you get excited about this“The goalkeeper said in statements to Porto Canal, wearing a Porto sweatshirt and a champion scarf. Despite not have played just one minute since he suffered a myocardial infarction on May 1, 2019, Casillas did not want to miss the celebration of your team.
Iker is very dear to the Porto's fans and a group of followers launched a social media movement this week to ask the goalkeeper was lined up for at least a minute in the remainder of the season to also sign up for champion title.
“I would like to play right now“joked the Spaniard, who thanked the Blue and Whites fans for their affection because” they have been in Porto for many years, “although he doubted that he would be able to comply with the request:” Much more than it depends on me, toodepends on the doctors and of the club“he explained.
Casillas defined the championship current as “rare”: “After the break it was difficult, but the players have been very good and have deserved to be champions,” he said. The former Real Madrid, from 39 years, arrived at Porto in the summer of 2015 and in four seasons he added 156 games with the “dragons”, with whom he won a League and a Portuguese Super League.