Leandro Paredes reveals why he didn’t travel for Miguel Russo’s wake | OneFootball

From the Argentine National Team's concentration in Miami, Leandro Paredes spoke for the first time since the death of Miguel Ángel Russo and referred to the decision he made not to travel to Argentina to be at the wake at La Bombonera.

Leandro Paredes began the press conference with a reflection on the passing of Boca's coach: "The reflection is to see how people came to say goodbye, how people show their affection to his family, it's something spectacular that can happen".

In the same vein, the midfielder said: "I was all week aware of how Miguel was, not only with my teammates, but also with Román, with the club's coaching staff, with the National Team's coach who was also worried about the situation, I was there from the first moment".

Leandro Paredes and Miguel Ángel Russo.

Then he explained why he made the decision not to return to Argentina to be at the wake taking place at La Bombonera: "I sent messages to his entire coaching staff, I sent a message to his wife as well, I wanted to be close. We made ourselves available to the news, what we were doing, whether I was traveling or not", he began his explanation.

And he closed the topic: "We made the decision because the coaching staff told me that Miguel would have wanted me to stay here, to play, to honor him by playing football and that's what we decided. His coaching staff told me very clearly, he would have been very upset if I had left the National Team's concentration to be there. He would have wanted me to represent him in the best way tomorrow so I will try to do it by playing football".

To conclude, Paredes stated: "The legacy he leaves, the mark that surely time will never erase. I think he won the most important thing in this environment which is the respect of everyone and I only have words of gratitude, respect, all that filled us with how to live our sport, the passion with which he lived football until the last day, what he has achieved for Argentine football, for our club. I take all that with me".

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