06/10/2024 10:24 a.m.Updated on 06/10/2024 10:36 a.m.
“I used my brother’s boots. He had been scoring goals, so this week he told me that if I wanted, he could lend them to me, that they came with goals. And when I put them on in the locker room, I thought ‘ah, I’m closer now.’ That’s why when I scored the goal I pointed to my boots, he left them on fire.”
It was a special Sunday for a good part of the world River because of what happened with the Bookingbut mainly for the Peña Biafore: For them, as a family, it was more than a victory in the superclásico against Mouth. Because Philiprecently fished from Lanus and that in the preseason they will begin training under the orders of Demicheliswas in the stands watching how Leandro, his brother, scored the winning goal… With the particularity that it was with his boots!
This is how the 21-year-old defender told it, with great detail from the weekly talk they had. They already anticipated something, of course: In Lanús, the oldest scored four goals so far in 2024something that made him an even more important piece by adding to his marking and short passing game a facet that can be important to unlock close games.
However, the bros now face a major issue: who gets the loot? “It’s going to be screwed, because he has more goals. I think that being the smallest, I’m going to have to suffer the right of the floor…”said the scorer of the goal that gave River a place in the quarterfinals of this Projection Cup, with an indelible smile on his face.
And the claim quickly arrived via Instagram, so that that devilish pair returns to its owner: “Give the boots back now, heh”Felipe wrote to him in a story, in which he also showed his happiness. “What joy and what pride, dear Titi. You deserve it again. Enjoy, scorer,” he added, along with a photo of his brother kissing the team’s shield. River after converting.
The story that Felipe uploaded to his Instagram.
For the boots… But also for what happened
It was said, Sunday afternoon was special for the Peña Biafore. Because Leandrobeyond the goal and the boot issue, he was once again a starter in the Booking of Riversomething that had not been happening due to injuries: on April 27 of this year against Instituto (1-0 victory) he had started for the first time in 18 months.
At that time, he had a severe left ankle sprain -first- and second ACL tear of his career -later- until you manage to return. Inactivity that led him to be sidelined again due to muscle discomfort suffered on May 8.
