San Mamés, without Joaquín's joke

This time, the match between Athletic and Betis is without the joke of Joaquin. The green and white captain will not travel to Bilbao. Your technician, Ruby, He announced yesterday that “for this game it will not come, he has a problem that is dragging in the soleus, he ended up with bad feelings on Monday. We are going to have a month to see what sensations it has ”. They are also low Sidnei and Javi García.

In the memory of the rojiblancos is one of their last 'thanks'. At the beginning of December 2019 at Villamarín, the '17' of Betis scored a hat trick in a seen and unseen. In the first twenty minutes of play. Very similar goals in minutes 2, 12 and 20. Williams, from penalty, and Yuri They cut distances, but did not avoid defeat.

With those three goals, he became the oldest player capable of scoring a hat-trick, at 38 years old. “It is the first of my life, I don't think I will repeat it again. I have never been a great scorer and scoring three goals and against such an opponent is to be proud of. Especially at my age, don't think it's easy, ”he launched.

Joaquin (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, July 21, 1981) has assumed the role of most veteran player in the First Division after the recent withdrawal of Aduriz for his hip problems. In addition to being a soldier at Betis, he has also defended the Valencia jerseys, which he paid 25 million euros at that time in 2006, the most expensive signing in its history and presented to 18,000 fans, Málaga and Fiorentina.

The signing for the che in the summer of 2006 had an anecdotal prologue. Betis and Valencia reached an agreement in principle but, suddenly, the then largest shareholder, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, refused to transfer. He even forced him to leave on loan to Albacete. An operation that was never done, although Joaquin He traveled to the facilities of the La Mancha club, stating that he had been there.

The relationship between Joaquín and Lopera gave a lot of himself. The Baetian president got to put a detective on him because he thought he was going out too much. The player, who on social networks, displays his comic vision, has also counted on his spark how he caught them Lopera at a Halloween party at Benjamin. Or the day he sneaked into his wedding photo with the Copa trophy. He has also revealed that Florentino Pérez He probed him to sign him in a bathroom during a 'la Roja' rally. And so, one after the other.

In May 2018, the Athletic parish fired him with a round of applause when he was replaced. “I always said that I loved playing in the old San Mamés. I was motivated by their field and the way they live with football. It was one of my favorite fields. The Athletic fans gave me a standing ovation that I will not forget. Thanks for so much love! ”, He replied. The ‘pisha’ This time you will see the show on TV. Viewer.