It was key at the beginning of Ángel Di Maria in football: Graciela’s exciting story

There are two very important women in the life of Ángel Di María, that helped him become In the living legend of Argentine football. One is Diana Hernández, her motherwho accompanied him in his training and then arrived Jorgelina Cardosowith which he formed a family and was his support in the worst moments.

Lower is right now a trend in the country that saw him born, since the Central Rosario T -shirt will dress again. That is where he debuted professionally and where he is expected to say goodbye with glory, which he already obtained in clubs in Europe and the Argentine National Team.

But to get to all this, in addition to Diana and Jorgelina, there was Graciela, a key character for Angel Di Maria to become one of the most important figures in the history of Argentine football.

Graciela, the Bike Di Maria

“They don’t imagine how excited my mother was when she learned that they called me central”award said in a letter he wrote in 2018. And it was not for less, so much effort brought his fruits although he became a great dilemma for the Di María. His father doubted, since the place where the youth of the Canalla trained was nine kilometers and they did not possess a car to facilitate the transfer of the boy who would become a hero.

There appears the fundamental figure for Angelito and his mother: Graciela But who is it and why is it so important? It was the name that had that bicycle in which Diana took Angel Di Maria to train.

Graciela had her years, she was yellow and had rusty details, as well as contained a basket forward and plenty of space to take someone further back. Dad had the idea of ​​modifying the basket and turning it into a seat, so Diana did not take off from the younger sister of the star of football.

The journey in Rosario who took Ángel Di María, his mother and his sister to the facilities of Rosario Central had the prominence of that bicycle full of dreams. They were three and the bag with the ankle boots and something for them to eat. And it is not for less mentioning Graciela, who with rain, cold, heat or wind, day or night, was a fundamental piece in the first steps of that little boy who would end up being the author of the most important goals of the Argentine National Team.

He fulfilled his promise: Ángel Di Maria returns to Rosario Central

He had a debt with the Canalla, the club of his loves and to which he was dying to return. Finally, after several comings and turns, Lower decided and agreed to return to the Rosario team where he took his first steps in Argentine football.

Lower will sign a year and will join the Canalla once the Benfica participation in the FIFA Club World Cup that will take place in the United States will end. With the Portuguese team, the future player of the Rosario team will face Boca, Bayern Munich of Germany and Auckland of Australia in the group stage.