Ball boy hugged by Di María in 2-0 win: “I was talking to my dad” | OneFootball

Joaquín Viola, a youth player from the Canalla's lower divisions, spoke about the special moment he experienced with 'Fideo'.

During the fifth matchday of Group B of the Torneo Apertura, at the Gigante de Arroyito Stadium, Rosario Central was strong at home and won 2-0 against Barracas Central thanks to the goals of Enzo Copetti and Ángel Di María. In this way, Almirón's team climbed to the fourth position in the zone.

In the celebration of Di María's goal, which sealed the 2-0 final after a subtle move against goalkeeper Miño, a particular situation occurred, as Fideo did not go to hug his teammates, but instead approached Joaquín Viola, a ball boy who was there.

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Minutes after the match, the youth player from the Canalla's lower divisions spoke with ESPN, where he showed his excitement about the moment he experienced. He also thanked the player from his team for the gesture and revealed that the first thing he did was send an audio message to his family to tell them about the situation.

“An emotion, I can't believe it. Besides, he came and hugged me. We are not allowed to go and hug the players, but I was celebrating and for him to come and hug me, I can't believe it,” he began, describing how he experienced the celebration moment with Di María.

“I can't believe it, I swear it gives me goosebumps. Seeing him here, world champion, playing here, giving it his all, scoring goals almost every match. An animal, a beast. It was a great goal,” he added, highlighting the player who has scored three goals in the tournament.

And he concluded: “He is my idol, for him to come and hug you in his goal, it's a unique feeling. I called my dad who is over there in the river stand and as soon as he came, I thought I have to think about my dad, my family, and everything. I told him I couldn't believe it, that Di María came and hugged me and the players came. I'm very happy.”

Di María's post after the victory against Barracas Central

On his Instagram account, Fideo posted to celebrate a new victory for his team. “Nice victory Centralito. From Rosario and Central,” he wrote, along with a series of photos of himself, including the goal celebration with ball boy Viola.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.