Uruguay, rojiblanco country

Cholo Simeone himself told it on ESPN Argentina: before Luis Suárez became a rojiblanco last summer, he already tried to link his name to the rojiblanca. Lucho was leaving Liverpool, the coach called him, but it was impossible: Suárez would end up at Barça. It is not the only Madrid-Uruguay call that the Argentine has made in all his years of Atleti. To players who are or were, and some who never made it, like Cavani. Because if there is anyone who knows that the charrúa blood fits like few others in the rojiblanca idiosyncrasy that is Simeone. In its recent history it is written. Forlán, Godín, Suárez.

The country of Eduardo Galeano, who counted like few in football, “that only religion without atheists”, has been a quarry of athletic glory. “It is genetic. We are descended from the Charruas, the only indigenous people who did not allow themselves to be colonized.. They had to kill us to keep our land. To all. We are descended from Spaniards and Italians who grew up there. Hence the charrúa claw. If necessary, we die, but we will never bend, “Leo, a Uruguayan in Madrid, revealed a few years ago in an AS report, looking for that link between Atlético and Uruguay.” Why, I think that the Uruguayan himself lives football is born with a ball under his arm, “explains Richi, the Uruguayan who runs the most traditional bar in Los Angeles de San Rafael. The Baguettin, where Atleti prepares its preseason. “The Uruguayan follows Spanish soccer and English soccer a lot and is one of the teams where Uruguayans play. When Diego Alonso was there, Atleti for Diego Alonso, when Forlán was there, Atleti for Forlán. And little by little that grew and was transmitted. Diego Alonso, Forlán, Godín, the Onion, Giménez, which went from being cracks to megacracks, as people followed them and right now you are going to Uruguay and it is a fever for Atleti, all full of rojiblancas shirts “.

Red-and-white jerseys that began in recent history with Diego Alonso, in the year of promotion, top scorer of the team, who played alongside Petete Correa, which came for the double, went down, went up and inspired the first time that that of Uruguayan how much has been heard after. Because that scream turned on like Forlán in that Atleti who won again after the shadows, because Godín made it gigantic that May seven years ago, with his header at the Camp Nou, because the pandemic has not allowed Suárez to listen to him this year at the Wanda Metropolitano but he would have made it loud, every time he returned from the Suárez Zone with a goal, about all in Valladolid. Giménez is another faithful representative of what the Uruguayan blood gives to Atleti, always ready, always dedicated, always ready to die for the shirt he wears, although sometimes injuries kill. Giménez, Suárez and Torreira are the three Uruguayans who are part of the squad of this Atlético champion in 2020-21. The first two have already confirmed that they will follow next year. His blood is essential.

“And it is that players who have played in the team are being fans. The Uruguayan is very attached to football, a very follower, and Atlético transmits that to you. That fanaticism, that desire to go out and eat the court. It is not being from Madrid or Barça that it is easy to be a fan of Madrid or Barça, who always win, no, this is football “, argues Richi. Godín could be an example. On Saturday, the Unión de Peñas del Atlético published a tweet in which The Pharaoh He congratulated all the rojiblancos fans for the new victory. “I am one more fan, I am happy and proud of this team. And also as a former teammate and former player that I still feel part of this beautiful family“, he wielded, the best ambassador of that Uruguay, rojiblanco country, no more.