Pachuca was imposed this Saturday Columbus Crew in it Hidalgo Stadium to be crowned in the Final of the Concacaf Champions Cupduel to which the youth squad was summoned José Pablo Saldívarwho only debuted in May in Liga MX.
Given the possibility that José Pablo Saldívar had minutes in the Concachampions FinalHis parents, Sonia Margarita García Barrera and Roberto Saldivar Juarezmade the trip from Tamaulipas to see it in action.
“We come from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. We come to see my son in the Final, let’s hope that everything goes well with him, because since he was 10 years old he has been in the Club Pachuca“, he pointed Sonia Margarita Garcíamother of José Pablo Saldívar to Fox Sports.
When testing Pachuca, they made a mistake
The parents of the 21-year-old soccer player said that the day he was chosen they made a mistake, as they had named another player in his place, which is why he was about to leave the Hidalgo ranks in his first tryout.
“When we came for him, they named those who were going to stay. They named Carlos Amaya, who was another classmate who came with him; Dad came down and everything. The teacher (Mario Coronado) tells me, ‘don’t worry, there is still more opportunity for Pablo to stay,’” explained Pablo’s mother. José Pablo Saldívar.
“Then when Carlos Amaya’s father returned, he told me, ‘no ma’am, it wasn’t Carlos, they are talking to me because Pablo stayed behind.’ Then I went. And they already tell me, ‘sorry, we were wrong, whoever stays is José Pablo Saldívar‘. And they already went on to tell me the protocol and everything. He entered on August 28.”
The parents of the young soccer player, who debuted in Liga MX in the Play In match against Pumas of the recently concluded Clausura 2024, indicated that it was difficult to live away from him, especially in the first years, but the company of his teammates and the football himself encouraged him to keep going.
“They bullied me a lot because they did hazing them. They were from Victoria, Raúl Castillo, Adrián Vázquez, they supported me a lot, they always said, ‘don’t touch Pablo.’ (In the first team) they have supported him a lot, Chiquito, Cabral, Pedro Pedraza, almost the majority.”
The family has a taqueria and José Pablo Saldívar takes care of it with pleasure
Sonia Margarita García Barrera and Roberto Saldivar Juarez They shared that their son continues to attend the taco stand they have every time he visits them, he even earns his tips by working.
“It helps us when people gather around us or something, or when someone doesn’t go. And he likes to be there, talking to people and everything,” they noted.
José Pablo Saldívar The Tuzos youth squad takes care of the family business every time he goes home. (Sonia Margarita García Barrier and Roberto Saldívar Juárez)
What is the dream of José Pablo Saldívar?
“We are happy, we are happy. He is happy to be here in the First Division. And his dream is to reach the Mexican National Team. And if in the future he says ‘I’m still planning to go to Europe’.
José Pablo Saldívar He was champion of the Clausura 2024 in the Liga MX U-23, winning the Final of the category against Necaxa.
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