Nadal retires from tennis: the day he wore the Boca shirt and scored a goal at La Bombonera

Nadal retires from tennis: the day he wore the Boca shirt and scored a goal at La Bombonera
Nadal retires from tennis: the day he wore the Boca shirt and scored a goal at La Bombonera

Rafa confirmed that he will finish his career after the Davis Cup Finals. Although he is a Real Madrid fan, he took some penalties in the blue and gold in 2013 along with Novak Djokovic.

Nadal and Djokovic’s penalties on the Boca court

Although it was something that had been simmering for a long time, the news of Rafael Nadal’s retirement It chilled the blood of tennis fans around the world. The top winner of Roland Garros confirmed, through a video published on his official networks, that he will culminate his career after the Davis Cup Finals, having felt besieged in recent years by successive injuries. Following the news, the Boca fans who were present at La Bombonera on November 24, 2013 They felt lucky to have seen the Spaniard with the shirt of the club he loves.

The acclaimed tennis player had traveled to that year along with Novak Djokovic to play an exhibition match at the La Rural property, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo. The leadership at that time, knowing of the friendship that the Serbian had with Juan Martín del Potro – a confessed Xeneize sympathizer – invited them to the stadium so that they stepped on the grass at halftime of the duel between the team led by Carlos Bianchi and All Boys, which ended with a 2-0 victory for those from Floresta.

With the 10 on the back, Rafa entered the field and received a standing ovation from the fans. But the surprises would continue, because they were offered to kick a series of penalties in the arch that faces away from La Doce. And the Mallorcan scored the three he threw with a quality that was not so well known, although it was already known that he liked football and was a fan of Real Madrid (to the point of expressing that he would like to be president one day). Goalkeeper Sebastián D’Angelo, the third on the squad, saved two of the three shots from the most successful in Grand Slams, but could not beat the Spaniard.

Nadal and Djokovic Bombonera Boca
El Loco Banderita hugs Nadal and Djokovic at halftime of Boca’s 2-0 loss against All Boys.

While both received applause from the court, Nadal was encouraged to put on the hat that Cacho Laudoni normally worefamous for being Loco Banderita who announced the departure of the team every other Sunday on Brandsen 805, who died in March 2021.

There was another occasion when the left-hander expressed his sympathy for Boca. In November 2022 he traveled to Chile for an exhibition and visited the Fashion Museum, where there was a Diego Armando Maradona t-shirt used in the 1996/97 season. La Fiera published a story on her Instagram and wrote “look at that shirt”a phrase that drove Xeneize fans crazy, who today, like the rest of the world, regret their retirement from tennis.

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Nadal, hypnotized by the Boca shirt worn by Diego Armando Maradona.

This is how Nadal announced his retirement from tennis

The tennis player who conquered Parisian hearts for his performance on clay posted a video on October 10 in which he explained that will retire from professional activity once the Davis Cup Finals are overthe last tournament that he will play in defense of Spain.

Furthermore, he confessed that these years were “very hard” for him as a result of a series of injuries which prevented him from playing on the circuit regularly and made him lose positions in the ATP rankings.

“Everything I have experienced has been a dream come true. I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best. I have made an effort in every way. I can only finish by saying a thousand thanks to everyone and see you soon,” closed the Fair.

Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis

Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis

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