“Bono”, who saved two penalties in the definition from the twelve steps and gave Morocco a pass to the quarterfinals, revealed his sympathy for River some time ago, for which the leadership headed by Jorge Brito made you get t-shirts and gifts through Erik Lamela, Lucas Ocampos and Gonzalo Montielhis companions in Seville of Spain.
In the last few hours, the goalkeeper also received the shirt signed by Ariel Ortega and a video in which the “Burrito” dedicated a few words to him.
“My dog is called Ariel, I loved Ortega. Those types of footballers are disappearing. He was one of my favorite players and I named the dog after him”had told “Bono” in statements to TyC Sports months ago.
After equalizing 0-0 in regulation time, Morocco won 3-0 on penalties over Spain and qualified for the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
The coach, received standing up at a press conference
The DT of Morocco, Walid Regragui, was applauded standing by the journalists of that country in the press conference after the historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, achieved this Tuesday after eliminating Spain on penalties.
The 46-year-old coach smiled shyly at the behavior of his compatriots and among the queries received he also heard simple congratulations from an exultant press for the unprecedented achievement.
“It’s not a question -warned a chronicler-. It’s my 31st birthday and both you and the players have made me and my family happy, I just wanted to tell you this”.
The intervention generated laughter in the Education City stadium room, which was also attended by goalkeeper Bono, responsible for two saves in the series of penalties. The Seville footballer was described as a “national hero” by another journalist who asked for the microphone.
“It’s a precious moment, I wouldn’t have believed it before starting this World Cup. We have an extraordinary team.”acknowledged the technician.
“We have faced one of the best teams in the world and we spared no effort. They made us run, we would have wanted to win on the pitch but we were patient”valued about collective action.
“It was enormous what we have done football and mentally. We feel the energy of all the support received”he added in recognition of the support of the more than 15,000 North African fans who dominated the stadium atmosphere.
Morocco, one of the four undefeated in Qatar, he achieved an unprecedented entry into the football elite, something he had not been able to achieve in his five previous World Cup appearances. Only once (Mexico ’86) had he reached the round of 16 and in the others he did not go beyond the initial phase (1970, 1994, 1998 and 2018).
Regragui, French nationalized Moroccan, he came to the position last August after the dismissal of the Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, who had separated the two top figures from the squad due to indiscipline: the winger Archaf Hakimi and the midfielder Hakim Ziyech.
hakimi, With a choppy definition, he was in charge of ensuring classification in the decisive penalty. “You always have to give the players differential treatment, it’s a lie that they’re all the same. Do you think that the PSG squad are all the same?”I ask.
The former coach of Wydad Casablanca, the club with which he won the African Cup and the local league, had just two preparation matches for the World Cup, last September, when he beat Chile and then drew with Guillermo Barros’s Paraguayan team Schelotto.
Already in Qatar, the African team won Group G, which they shared with the world runner-up Croatia, Belgium -third in Russia 2018- and Canada.
Source: Ambito
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