Pulga emotional before his farewell: «My dad never got to see me champion»

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·11. Juni 2026

Pulga emotional before his farewell: «My dad never got to see me champion»

At the press conference ahead of his farewell match, Luis Miguel Rodríguez shared several memories from his time at Colón and revisited some of the most important moments of his career. Between anecdotes and reflections, Pulga once again showed the special bond he built with the Sabalero people.

The most emotional words came when he remembered his father, who passed away before seeing him become champion with the club. “My dad couldn’t see me become champion. I left the medal in my dad’s vault as a way of thanking him,” said the Tucumán native, in one of the most moving moments of the press conference.

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“When they told me Colón, I felt it was the right time and the right place to write a story.”
“I imagined myself becoming champion.”
“When the fans sang my name in the first match, I said, ‘great things are going to happen here.’ I wasn’t wrong.”
“My dad couldn’t see me become champion.”
“I left my medal in my dad’s vault.” “He always taught me to play football and keep going down this path.” “It was a way of thanking him.”
“I hope that everyone who lost a loved one and couldn’t see Colón become champion can feel at peace, because they’re surely very happy.”
“When I came to Colón, I felt it was the right place.”
“I started to enjoy it this week, I started to live it.” (about his farewell)

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