A little more than four years have passed from their last game – Contra Deportes Antofagasta, on February 13, 2021 – but Walter Montillo had a debt to settle. Actually, the University of Chile had a debt to settle with him.
Man of word, after leaving the Blue Store in 2010 as a great figure, champion of the 2009 Opening and with the “U” among the four best in America, Montillo, in love with the institution and its fans, promised one day to return. The reunion perhaps took longer than the account, but that is why it was not less beautiful: in 2020, after a successful passage through Tigre, the “flagship” returned to the “romantic traveler” to give him a hand and get out of a delicate moment.
There were 33 games and A somewhat controversial ending that became your retirement. But with four goals and eleven assists, he got it. Once again it was the franchise player of a team that shouted at someone like that and ended in third place, classified to the Copa Libertadores.
Thereafter, Montillo waited with patience. He could retire in Argentina, but no: He wanted, as he promised in 2010, say goodbye with the “U” shirt and before his people. The pandemic had taken that yearning.
Now, however, The “squirrel” announced Through your social networks which may finally say goodbye. It will be In the National Stadium, December 16. And the sale of tickets, for subscribers of the blue box, begins today, Wednesday, April 23, starting at 6:00 p.m. Puntoticket. For the general public, on the other hand, tickets will be sold from tomorrow.
-What will be your cost? From $ 9,900 to $ 79,000.
Confirmed players? Of course, referents from the University of Chile such as José Pepe Rojas, Diego Rivarola and Guillermo Marino. But also international stars that include, for the moment, Juan Pablo Sorín and Ezequiel Lavezzi. Soon more will be confirmed.
This said 10 for his farewell:
“I am very happy and proud to be able to fulfill this dream that I have been waiting for years. For me, It is always a joy to meet again with the people of the ‘U’, which is the team that I carry in my heart. I wait for everyone on December 16. Soon we will have more news. ”
