Boca Juniors, River Plate and other teams also spoke; Argentine Football Association (AFA) posted an extensive statement saying goodbye to the pontiff
The team of heart, paid a beautiful and exciting tribute to the pontiff after his death on Monday. The Argentine club has released a video on social networks that recall Francisco’s strong connection with the team, from his childhood to the papacy. ”He left this world, but will never leave our hearts,” wrote the team of Buenos Aires in a statement. “He is mourned in all latitudes, with dismay, and says goodbye to him with the greatest possible admiration. His mark will be indelible,” he added. The club, located in the neighborhood of Bajo Flores, in the southwest of Buenos Aires, was founded by a priest in 1908. Each April 1, the club’s birthday, Jorge Bergoglio himself celebrated a mass in the chapel of the headquarters. “His passion for San Lorenzo has always moved us especially, and unites us in a constant prayer for his soul,” wrote the Argentine club.
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You say the young Bergoglio fell in love with the team in 1946, when the club became champion with a series of memorable victories against Boca Juniors, River Plate, Racing and other Argentina league giants. Following the news of the Pope’s death, at the age of 88, on Monday (21), a makeshift altar was mounted outside the cathedral in the center of Buenos Aires where Francisco was archbishop before taking over the papacy in 2013. It was possible to see a club shirt, gallbladetes with his shield and a flag.
Still in Argentina, Boca Juniors, River Plate and other teams also spoke. Like the in -memoria profile of the late star, Diego Maradona. The Pope has already created controversy by criticizing the posture outside Maradona’s lawns in 2023. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) posted an extensive statement saying goodbye to the pontiff. The entity pointed out Francisco as “a reference not only spiritual, but also football.”
“The Association of Argentine Football, through its President Claudio Tapia and the Executive Committee, expresses his pain, expresses his condolences and pays tribute to Pope Francis after his death. Francisco was a reference not only spiritual but also football, having met with players, leaders and soccer legends, such as Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, and Diego Armando. Born in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires, on December 17, 1936, he dedicated his life to church and never hid his passion for football and unconditional love for San Lorenzo de Almagro, ”said AFA.
*With information from AFP
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