The stadium screen communicated the news to all the fans and Lautaro Acosta made an emotional gesture before the start of the second half.
June 14, 2024, 00:44 a.m.
This was the forward’s tribute to the maroon idol who died this Thursday. (Video: ESPN. Photo: Club Lanús – Youtube/Lanús 2000 TV)
Sad news shook Lanus this Thursday. Minutes before the game beat Racing by 2 to 0 it was known that Armando Oscar “La Urraca” González had died. The historic maroon defender was 56 years old. Last Tuesday he had suffered a stroke and remained hospitalized Monte Grande Bicentennial Hospital.
“La Urraca” suffered severe bleeding and did not regain consciousness after undergoing surgery. It was for this that doctors diagnosed him with brain death. In September 2012 I had already been in a coma for a similar paintingalthough he had managed to recover.
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“La Urraca” González was 56 years old. (Photo: X/@fortalezagrana)
During halftime, the screen at the Ciudad de Lanús stadium announced the news. When the players left the locker room to play the second half, Lautaro Acosta offered a t-shirt with the number 3 used by “La Urraca” in his time as a maroon soccer player and They held a heartfelt minute of silence.
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The official Lanús account said goodbye to the former player with a heartfelt message. “Deep pain: Club Atlético Lanús regrets the death of Armando Oscar ‘Urraca’ González, fan, player, great captain and idol of the institution. The entire Garnet family hugs Magpie’s loved ones at this time of sorrow. Always and forever will be in our hearts”, they wrote in the publication.
This is how Lanús said goodbye to his idol who died this Thursday. (Capture: X/@clublanus)
The defender had emerged from the club’s lower divisions from the south of Buenos Aires and debuted as a professional in the 1988/89 seasonwhen the garnet was playing in the Primera B Nacional.
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González achieved the 1990 and 1992 promotions to the First Division. Furthermore, he was the captain in the consecration of Lanús in the Conmebol Cup of 1996, this being the first international title in the history of the club.
The tribute of “Laucha” Acosta to the maroon idol. (Capture: ESPN)
After 10 years wearing the maroon shirt, He went to Deportivo Español in 1997 to retire as a professional footballer the following year. After the stroke he suffered in 2012, Lanús offered him to be coach of children’s divisions and then become part of the technical team of the youth. The last function he fulfilled within the club was being assistant to the coach of the team of Garnet Reserve.
